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

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 ... Continue reading »

Overview

Introduced:: Jun 25, 2015
114^th 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.
Sponsor:: David Valadao

Representative for California's 21st congressional district

Republican
Text:: Read Text »
Last Updated: Jul 21, 2015
Length: 174 pages

History

Jun 25, 2015		Introduced Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. Read Text »
Jul 8, 2015		Considered by House Committee on Natural Resources A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
Jul 9, 2015		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 »
Jul 16, 2015		Passed House (Senate next) The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. View Vote » Read Updated Text » See Changes »
Oct 8, 2015		Considered by Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.

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