H.R. 2898: Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015

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Introduced:

Jun 25, 2015

Status:

Passed House on Jul 16, 2015

This bill passed in the House on July 16, 2015 and goes to the Senate next for consideration.

Sponsor:

David Valadao

Representative for California's 21st congressional district

Republican

Text:

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Last Updated: Jul 21, 2015
Length: 174 pages

Prognosis:

15% chance of being enacted (details)

About the bill

Full Title

To provide drought relief in the State of California, and for other purposes.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

Summary

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 ...

History

Jun 25, 2015		Introduced This is the first step in the legislative process. Read Text »
Jul 9, 2015		Reported by Committee A committee has issued 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 Text » See Changes »
Jul 16, 2015		Passed House The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. View Vote » Read Text » See Changes »
		Passed Senate
		Signed by the President

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