A bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources and the improvement and rehabilitation of the Nation's water resources infrastructure.
Sponsor and status
99th Congress (1985–1986)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Nov 17, 1986
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on November 17, 1986.
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Last Updated: Nov 17, 1986
18 Cosponsors (11 Democrats, 7 Republicans)
History
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Jan 3, 1985
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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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Jun 26, 1985
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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, 1985
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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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Mar 26, 1986
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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. The vote was by Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made.
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Oct 17, 1986
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Conference Report Agreed to by Senate (House next)
A conference committee was formed, comprising members of both the House and Senate, to resolve the differences in how each chamber passed the bill. The Senate approved the committee's report proposing the final form of the bill for consideration in both chambers. The House must also approve the conference report.
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Nov 17, 1986
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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Nov 17, 1986
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Passed Congress. |
H.R. 6 (99th) 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. 6. This is the one from the 99th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 99th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 1985 to Oct 18, 1986. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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