H.R. 223 (114^th): Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2016

To authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, and for other purposes.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

Overview

Introduced:: Jan 8, 2015
114^th Congress, 2015–2017
Status:: Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

This bill was incorporated into:

S. 612: WIIN Act

Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 16, 2016. (compare text)
Sponsor:: David Joyce

Representative for Ohio's 14th congressional district

Republican
Text:: Read Text »
Last Updated: Apr 27, 2016
Length: 12 pages

History

Dec 9, 2014		Earlier Version — Passed House (Senate next) This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5764 (113th).
Jan 8, 2015		Introduced Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. Read Text »
May 21, 2015		Final Bill — Passed Senate (House next) This activity took place on a related bill, S. 612 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 223 (114th).
Mar 2, 2016		Ordered Reported A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee. Read Updated Text » See Changes »
Mar 23, 2016		Reported by House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions. Read Report »
Apr 26, 2016		Passed House (Senate next) The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made. Read Updated Text » See Changes »
Dec 8, 2016		Final Bill — Passed House This activity took place on a related bill, S. 612 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 223 (114th).
Dec 10, 2016		Final Bill — Senate Agreed to Changes This activity took place on a related bill, S. 612 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 223 (114th).
Dec 16, 2016		Final Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President This activity took place on a related bill, S. 612 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 223 (114th).

H.R. 223 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

This bill was introduced in the 114^th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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H.R. 223 (114th): Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2016