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H.R. 10203 (93rd): Water Resources Development Act

A bill authorizing the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors for navigation, flood control, and for other purposes.

Sponsor and status

Introduced
Sep 12, 1973
93rd Congress (1973–1974)
Status

Enacted — Signed by the President on Mar 7, 1974

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on March 7, 1974.

Law
Pub.L. 93-251
Sponsor

John Blatnik

Representative for Minnesota's 8th congressional district

Democrat

Text

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Last Updated: Mar 7, 1974

Cosponsors

24 Cosponsors (12 Democrats, 12 Republicans)

Source

History

Sep 12, 1973
 
Introduced

Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

Oct 12, 1973
 
Passed House (Senate next)

The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next.

Jan 22, 1974
 
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes.

Mar 7, 1974
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

Mar 7, 1974
 
Text Published

Updated bill text was published as of Passed Congress.

H.R. 10203 (93rd) 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. 10203. This is the one from the 93rd Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 93rd Congress, which met from Jan 3, 1973 to Dec 20, 1974. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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