S 2282 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act of 2012

Introduced Mar 29, 2012 Originated Senate Sponsor James M. Inhofe R-OK

Latest action · Sep 19, 2012 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 519.

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.

IntroducedMar 29, 2012
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot 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.)

North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act of 2012 - Amends the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to extend through FY2017 the authorization of appropriations for allocations to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects.

Cosponsors 14

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 29, 2012 to Jun 7, 2012; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-MN	Amy Klobuchar	Original	Mar 29, 2012
D-CA	Barbara Boxer	Original	Mar 29, 2012
R-LA	David Vitter	Original	Mar 29, 2012
D-LA	Mary L. Landrieu	Original	Mar 29, 2012
R-MS	Thad Cochran	Original	Mar 29, 2012
D-SD	Tim Johnson	Original	Mar 29, 2012
D-MD	Benjamin L. Cardin		Apr 24, 2012
D-MT	Jon Tester		Apr 24, 2012
D-MT	Max Baucus		Apr 24, 2012
R-MS	Roger F. Wicker		Apr 24, 2012
R-MO	Roy Blunt		Apr 24, 2012
D-DE	Christopher A. Coons		May 22, 2012
R-TN	Lamar Alexander		Jun 5, 2012
R-OH	Rob Portman		Jun 7, 2012

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 Mar 29, 2012Markup Jul 25, 2012Reported Sep 19, 2012
	Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife Subcommittee	Hearings Apr 24, 2012

Actions 7

Everything that happened, newest first.

Sep 19, 2012Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer without amendment. With written report No. 112-217.
Sep 19, 2012Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 519.
Jul 25, 2012Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Apr 24, 2012Committee on Environment and Public Works Senate Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-968.
Mar 29, 2012Introduced in Senate
Mar 29, 2012Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2256-2257)
Mar 29, 2012Read 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 S2256	James M. Inhofe R-OK	Mar 29, 2012

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

S. Rept. 112-217

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. 112-968	LEGISLATIVE HEARING TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: S. 810, GREAT APES PROTECTION ACT OF 2011, S. 1249, TARGET PRACTICE AND MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING SUPPORT ACT, S. 2071, PERMANENT ELECTRONIC DUCK STAMP ACT OF 2012, S. 357, WILDLIFE DISEASE EMERGENCY ACT OF 2011, S. 1494, NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2011, S. 1266, DELAWARE RIVER BASIN CONSERVATION ACT OF 2011, S. 2156, MIGRATORY BIRD HABITAT INVESTMENT AND ENHANCEMENT ACT, AND S. 2282, NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION EXTENSION ACT OF 2012232 pages	Environment and Public Works Committee	Apr 24, 2012

Related bills 1

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 1960	North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act of 2011	Related bill	Mar 29, 2012

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: A bill to extend the authorization of appropriations to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2017.
Short Titles as Introduced: North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act of 2012
Short Titles as Reported to Senate: North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act of 2012

Subjects

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

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Sep 19, 2012Reported to Senate
Mar 29, 2012Introduced in Senate

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