To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced River in California, and for other purposes.
Latest action · May 17, 2013 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 47.
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 4, 2013
- 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.)
Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to decrease the length of a segment of the Lower Merced River in California designated as a wild and scenic river.
Revises provisions concerning the water surface level of Lake McClure.
Sets a new boundary at the boundary of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Project No. 2179 as it existed on February 15, 2013.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 4, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Original | Mar 4, 2013 |
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | Original | Mar 4, 2013 |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Original | Mar 4, 2013 |
| R-CA | Jeff Denham | Original | Mar 4, 2013 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | Mar 4, 2013 |
| R-CA | Kevin McCarthy | Original | Mar 4, 2013 |
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 Mar 4, 2013Markup Apr 24, 2013Reported May 17, 2013 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Mar 4, 2013Hearings Apr 18, 2013Discharged Apr 24, 2013 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 17, 2013Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-71.
- May 17, 2013Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 47.
- Apr 24, 2013Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
- Apr 24, 2013Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 24, 2013Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 15.
- Apr 18, 2013Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Mar 4, 2013Introduced in House
- Mar 4, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Mar 4, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
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 estimate
- May 7, 2013H.R. 934, a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced River in California, and for other purposesAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 24, 2013
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H949.
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. 113-28 | CURRENT PUBLIC LANDS, FORESTS, AND MINING BILLS130 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Apr 25, 2013 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3964 | Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act | Related bill | Feb 10, 2014 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced River in California, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 17, 2013Reported in House
- Mar 4, 2013Introduced 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.
