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H.R. 5303 (114th): Water Resources Development Act of 2016

To provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, and for other purposes.

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Overview

Introduced:

May 23, 2016
114th Congress, 2015–2017

Status:
Passed House (Senate next) (Enacted Via Other Measures)

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on September 28, 2016 but was never passed by the Senate. But provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

Provisions of this bill also appear in:

S. 612: WIIN Act
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 16, 2016. (compare text)
Sponsor:

Bill Shuster

Representative for Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district

Republican

Text:

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Last Updated: Sep 29, 2016
Length: 158 pages

History

May 21, 2015
 
Related Bill — Passed Senate (House next)

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May 23, 2016
 
Introduced

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May 25, 2016
 
Ordered Reported

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May 25, 2016
 
Considered by House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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Sep 22, 2016
 
Reported by House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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Sep 28, 2016
 
Passed House (Senate next)

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Dec 8, 2016
 
Related Bill — Passed House

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Dec 10, 2016
 
Related Bill — Senate Agreed to Changes

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Dec 16, 2016
 
Related 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. 5303 (114th).

H.R. 5303 (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 114th 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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