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H.R. 2898 (114th): Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015

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The Western Water and American Food Security Act is a policy response to the current droughts in the west coast area. It would reduce federal regulations over water policy in a number of ways, while providing more flexibility for federal response to emergency drought situations. It would expedite the federal permitting process for non-federal water storage facilities. It would also prohibit the federal government from requiring certain agencies give up their water rights to use public lands and from asserting jurisdiction over groundwater withdrawals or impacts on groundwater resources. Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND0) issued this press release to explain and support the bill. The bill was passed by a partisan vote of 245–176 in the House. Almost all Republicans voted for the bill while almost all Democrats voted against ...

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David Valadao

Sponsor. Representative for California's 21st congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Jul 21, 2015
Length: 174 pages
Introduced
Jun 25, 2015
114th Congress (2015–2017)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on July 16, 2015 but was never passed by the Senate.

Cosponsors

26 Cosponsors (25 Republicans, 1 Democrat)

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Position statements

Statement of Administration Policy

President Barack Obama [D, 2009-2017]: Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 (Jul 14, 2015)

What legislators are saying

“House Passes FY 17 Interior Appropriations Bill”
    — Rep. David Valadao [R-CA21] (Sponsor) on Jul 14, 2016

“House Passes Royce-Supported California Drought Relief Legislation”
    — Rep. Edward “Ed” Royce [R-CA39, 2013-2018] (Co-sponsor) on Jul 14, 2016

“Coalition of House Democrats from Three States Issues Statement on Garamendi Drought Companion Bill”
    — Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA6] on May 17, 2016

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History

Jun 25, 2015
 
Introduced

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Jul 8, 2015
 
Considered by House Committee on Natural Resources

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Jul 9, 2015
 
Ordered Reported

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Jul 16, 2015
 
Passed House (Senate next)

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Oct 8, 2015
 
Considered by Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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H.R. 2898 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 2898. This is the one from the 114th Congress.

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

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