Salmon Planning Act
Latest action · Apr 20, 2005 Executive Comment Requested from Commerce.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 13, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Salmon Planning Act - Requires the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences for scientific analysis of Federal salmon and steelhead recovery efforts.
Requires the Comptroller General to study the potential effects of partially removing the four lower Snake River dams, including those on: (1) the economy of surrounding communities; (2) water transportation; (3) irrigation; (4) energy production; and (5) the extinction of salmon and steelhead populations in Snake River.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Corps of Engineers, to partially remove the dams if found necessary by: (1) the Secretary to restore Snake River salmon and steelhead populations to meet obligations under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; (2) the Secretary of the Interior to meet treaty obligations to Indian tribes or other sovereign nations; or (3) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to meet requirements of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Cosponsors 93
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 13, 2005 to Sep 29, 2006; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Original | Apr 13, 2005 |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Original | Apr 13, 2005 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Apr 13, 2005 |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Original | Apr 13, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Apr 13, 2005 |
| D-CA | George Miller | Original | Apr 13, 2005 |
| R-IA | James A. Leach | Original | Apr 13, 2005 |
| R-NY | James T. Walsh | Original | Apr 13, 2005 |
| R-MN | Jim Ramstad | Original | Apr 13, 2005 |
| D-SC | John M. Spratt, Jr. | Original | Apr 13, 2005 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Apr 13, 2005 |
| R-NY | Sherwood Boehlert | Original | Apr 13, 2005 |
| R-WI | Thomas E. Petri | Original | Apr 13, 2005 |
| R-IL | Timothy V. Johnson | Original | Apr 13, 2005 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | May 19, 2005 | |
| R-WI | Mark Green | May 25, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jun 21, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Jun 21, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Jun 21, 2005 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 21, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Jun 21, 2005 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jun 21, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Jun 21, 2005 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Jun 21, 2005 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Jun 30, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jun 30, 2005 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Jun 30, 2005 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Jun 30, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Jul 19, 2005 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Jul 19, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jul 27, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Lane Evans | Jul 27, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Jul 27, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Jul 27, 2005 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Jul 27, 2005 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Sep 7, 2005 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Sep 7, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Sep 7, 2005 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Sep 7, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Sep 7, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Sep 20, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Sep 20, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Sep 20, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Sep 20, 2005 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Sep 20, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Sep 27, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Sep 27, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Sep 27, 2005 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Sep 27, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Sep 27, 2005 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Sep 28, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Oct 19, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Nov 3, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Nov 3, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Nov 3, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Nov 3, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Dec 6, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Martin T. Meehan | Feb 1, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Mar 1, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jul 13, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jul 13, 2006 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Jul 27, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jul 28, 2006 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Jul 28, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Sep 29, 2006 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Sep 29, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Sep 29, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Sep 29, 2006 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Sep 29, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Sep 29, 2006 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Sep 29, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Sep 29, 2006 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Apr 13, 2005 |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Apr 13, 2005 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Apr 14, 2005 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 20, 2005Executive Comment Requested from Commerce.
- Apr 14, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Apr 13, 2005Introduced in House
- Apr 13, 2005Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 109-17 | KEEPING THE COLUMBIA/SNAKE A WORKING RIVER SYSTEM89 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Jun 6, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To ensure that proper planning is undertaken to secure the preservation and recovery of the salmon and steelhead of the Columbia River basin and the maintenance of reasonably priced, reliable power, to direct the Secretary of Commerce to seek scientific analysis of Federal efforts to restore salmon and steelhead listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Salmon Planning Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
- Agriculture and Food
- Alaska
- Alternative energy sources
- Animals
- Canada
- Civil engineering
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Cost effectiveness
- Dams
- Ecological research
- Economic impact statements
- Economics and Public Finance
- Endangered species
- Energy
- Energy supplies
- Environmental assessment
- Environmental Protection
- Federal-Indian relations
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Fishery management
- Fishes
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Habitat conservation
- Hydroelectric power
- Infrastructure
- Inland water transportation
- International Affairs
- Irrigation
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Minorities
- Native Americans
- Northwestern States
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Renewable natural resources
- Restoration ecology
- Riparian ecology
- Salmon
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Transportation and Public Works
- Treaties
- Washington State
- Water pollution control
- Water Resources Development
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 13, 2005Introduced in House
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