HR 6577 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact

Introduced Jul 23, 2008 Originated House Sponsor James L. Oberstar D-MN

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 22, 2008 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 560.

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.

IntroducedJul 23, 2008
Passed HouseNot reached
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.)

Grants congressional consent to and approval of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact entered into between the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, and Wisconsin, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Reserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act.

Cosponsors 47

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 23, 2008 to Sep 10, 2008, with 26 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-OH	Betty Sutton	Original	Jul 23, 2008
D-NY	Brian Higgins	Original	Jul 23, 2008
R-MI	Candice S. Miller	Original	Jul 23, 2008
D-MI	Dale E. Kildee	Original	Jul 23, 2008
D-IL	Daniel Lipinski	Original	Jul 23, 2008
R-MI	Dave Camp	Original	Jul 23, 2008
D-WI	David R. Obey	Original	Jul 23, 2008
R-WI	F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.	Original	Jul 23, 2008
D-WI	Gwen Moore	Original	Jul 23, 2008
D-NY	Jerrold Nadler	Original	Jul 23, 2008
D-MI	John Conyers, Jr.	Original	Jul 23, 2008
D-MI	John D. Dingell	Original	Jul 23, 2008
D-OH	Marcy Kaptur	Original	Jul 23, 2008
R-IL	Mark Kirk	Original	Jul 23, 2008
R-MI	Mike Rogers	Original	Jul 23, 2008

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Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

Sep 22, 2008Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 560.
Sep 22, 2008Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-863.
Jul 30, 2008Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 30, 2008Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jul 23, 2008Introduced in House

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Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
SJRES 45	Great Lakes--St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact	Related bill	Oct 3, 2008

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.

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