Great Lakes Water Quality Indicators and Monitoring Act
Latest action · Jan 31, 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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.
- IntroducedJan 31, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the Program Office to establish a Federal network for continued monitoring and data collection with respect to such indicators.
Requires biennial reporting of results and identification of any emerging problems.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 31, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Jan 31, 2005 |
| R-OH | George V. Voinovich | Original | Jan 31, 2005 |
| R-OH | Mike DeWine | Original | Jan 31, 2005 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred Jan 31, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Jan 31, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S655-656)
- Jan 31, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S655 | Carl Levin D-MI | Jan 31, 2005 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 579 | To lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes. | Related bill | May 6, 2005 |
| HR 718 | Great Lakes Controlled Data Collection and Monitoring Act | Related bill | Feb 10, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Great Lakes National Program Office of the Environmental Protection Agency to develop, implement, monitor, and report on a series of indicators of water quality and related environmental factors in the Great Lakes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Great Lakes Water Quality Indicators and Monitoring Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
- Aquatic ecology
- Authorization
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Ecological research
- Economics and Public Finance
- Environmental monitoring
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Federal aid to research
- Federal aid to water pollution control
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Great Lakes
- Information networks
- Pollution measurement
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Water pollution control
- Water quality
- Water Resources Development
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2005Introduced in Senate
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