A bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
114th Congress, 2015–2017
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the Senate on September 15, 2016 but was never passed by the House. Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills.
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Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Blumenthal, Murphy, Bipartisan Colleagues Call for Buy America Provision in Water Infrastructure Package”
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Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]
on Dec 5, 2016
“Brown, Portman Demand Buy America Provision in Water Infrastructure Package”
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Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]
on Dec 2, 2016
“Senators Demand Buy America Provision in Water Infrastructure Package”
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Sen. Edward “Ed” Markey [D-MA]
on Dec 5, 2016
History
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Jun 23, 2004
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Earlier Version —
Ordered Reported
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2554 (108th). |
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Aug 25, 2004
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Earlier Version —
Ordered Reported
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2773 (108th). |
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May 21, 2015
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Passed Senate (House next)
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 612 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 2848 (114th). |
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Apr 25, 2016
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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Apr 28, 2016
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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. |
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Jun 20, 2016
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Reported by Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
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. |
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Sep 15, 2016
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. |
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Dec 8, 2016
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Related Bill —
Passed House
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 612 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 2848 (114th). |
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Dec 10, 2016
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Senate Agreed to Changes
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 612 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 2848 (114th). |
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Dec 16, 2016
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Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 612 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 2848 (114th). |
S. 2848 (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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