Lower Republican River Basin Study Act
Latest action · Jun 11, 2008 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530)
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.
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2007
- Passed HouseMay 7, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Lower Republican River Basin Study Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of implementing a water supply and conservation project that will: (1) improve water supply reliability in the Republican River Basin between Harlan County Lake in Nebraska and Milford Lake in Kansas; (2) increase the capacity of water storage through projects that serve areas in the Republican River Basin; and (3) improve water management efficiency in the Republican River Basin and, where appropriate, evaluate integrated water resource management and supply needs in the Republican River Basin. Terminates the Secretary's authority to carry out this Act 10 years after its enactment.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 303 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed370–1 | May 7, 2007 |
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 13, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Original | Feb 13, 2007 |
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 Feb 13, 2007 |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Feb 20, 2007 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred May 9, 2007Markup Jan 30, 2008Reported Apr 10, 2008 |
| Water and Power Subcommittee | Hearings Jul 26, 2007 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 11, 2008Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530)
- Apr 10, 2008Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. With written report No. 110-318.
- Apr 10, 2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 670.
- Jan 30, 2008Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jul 26, 2007Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.
- May 9, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- May 8, 2007Received in the Senate.
- May 7, 2007Mrs. Napolitano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- May 7, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4506-4507)
- May 7, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1025.
- May 7, 2007At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- May 7, 2007Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4527)
- May 7, 2007Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 370 - 1 (Roll no. 303). (text: CR H4506-4507)
- May 7, 2007Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 20, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
- Feb 13, 2007Introduced in House
- Feb 13, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4506, H4507Text printed H4506Recorded votes H4527enact | Adrian Smith R-NE, Doug Lamborn R-CO, Grace F. Napolitano D-CA, Jerry Moran R-KS | May 7, 2007 |
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
- Feb 13, 2008H.R. 1025, Lower Republican River Basin Study Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on January 30, 2008</p>
- Feb 13, 2008H.R. 1025, Lower Republican River Basin Study ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on January 30, 2008
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. 110-152 | MISCELLANEOUS WATER AND POWER LEGISLATION98 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jul 26, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2739 | Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 | Related bill | May 8, 2008 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of implementing a water supply and conservation project to improve water supply reliability, increase the capacity of water storage, and improve water management efficiency in the Republican River Basin between Harlan County Lake in Nebraska and Milford Lake in Kansas.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Lower Republican River Basin Study Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Lower Republican River Basin Study Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
- Agriculture and Food
- Colorado
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Economics and Public Finance
- Federal aid to water resources development
- Federal-state relations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Governmental investigations
- Infrastructure
- Intergovernmental fiscal relations
- Irrigation
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Sunset legislation
- Water conservation
- Water Resources Development
- Water storage
- Water supply
- Watersheds
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2008Reported to Senate
- May 9, 2007Referred in Senate
- May 7, 2007Engrossed in House
- Feb 13, 2007Introduced 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.
