To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, and for other purposes.
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Jan 5, 2021
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on January 5, 2021.
49 Cosponsors (27 Democrats, 21 Republicans, 1 Independent)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Great Lakes Task Force Urges Support for Great Lakes in Water Resources Development Act”
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Rep. David Joyce [R-OH14]
(Sponsor)
on Oct 9, 2020
“Sensenbrenner Statement on the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) Floor Debate”
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Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI5, 2003-2020]
(Co-sponsor)
on Feb 5, 2020
“the daily leader: wednesday, february 5, 2020”
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Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5]
on Feb 5, 2020
Incorporated legislation
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History
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Dec 9, 2014
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Earlier Version —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5764 (113th). |
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Apr 26, 2016
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Earlier Version —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 223 (114th). |
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Jul 25, 2019
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Introduced
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Sep 19, 2019
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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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Nov 13, 2019
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Reported by House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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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Feb 5, 2020
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. |
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Dec 20, 2020
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Passed Senate
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Jan 5, 2021
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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H.R. 4031 (116th) 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.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 4031. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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