To amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 to extend the authority for drought assistance.
Latest action · Jul 17, 2006 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 324.
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.
- IntroducedJun 15, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 to: (1) extend the authority for the drought relief program under such Act through September 30, 2010; and (2) authorize appropriations for such Act for FY 2006-FY2010.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 15, 2005 to Sep 21, 2005; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ID | C. L. (Butch) Otter | Original | Jun 15, 2005 |
| D-CO | John T. Salazar | Original | Jun 15, 2005 |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Original | Jun 15, 2005 |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Original | Jun 15, 2005 |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Original | Jun 15, 2005 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jun 15, 2005 |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Jun 27, 2005 | |
| R-MT | Denny Rehberg | Jul 29, 2005 | |
| R-WA | Doc Hastings | Sep 6, 2005 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Sep 21, 2005 |
Committees 1
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 Jun 15, 2005Markup Jun 21, 2006Reported Jul 17, 2006 |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Jun 28, 2005Hearings Sep 27, 2005Discharged Jun 21, 2006 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 17, 2006Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 109-568.
- Jul 17, 2006Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 324.
- Jun 21, 2006Subcommittee on Water and Power Discharged.
- Jun 21, 2006Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 21, 2006Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 27, 2005Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jun 28, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
- Jun 15, 2005Introduced in House
- Jun 15, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jul 12, 2006H.R. 2925, A bill to amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 to extend the authority of drought assistance<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on June 21, 2006</p>
- Jul 12, 2006H.R. 2925, A bill to amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 to extend the authority of drought assistanceCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on June 21, 2006
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 109-477 | BUREAU OF RECLAMATION WATER CONSERVATION, EFFICIENCY AND MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT ACT AND DROUGHT CONDITIONS IN NEW MEXICO82 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Apr 19, 2006 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 648 | A bill to amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 to extend the authority for drought assistance. | Identical bill | Dec 20, 2005 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 to extend the authority for drought assistance.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 17, 2006Reported in House
- Jun 15, 2005Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.