S 1000 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2014

Introduced May 21, 2013 Originated Senate Became Public Law 113-273 Sponsor Mark R. Warner D-VA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Dec 18, 2014 Became Public Law No: 113-273.

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.

  1. IntroducedMay 21, 2013
  2. Passed SenateDec 2, 2014
  3. Passed HouseDec 10, 2014
  4. To the PresidentDec 12, 2014
  5. Became lawDec 18, 2014Public Law 113-273

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 2, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2014 - (Sec. 3) Requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to submit to Congress a financial report on restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed by September 30 of each year. Requires the report to contain:

  • an interagency crosscut budget for federal and state restoration activities that protect, conserve, or restore living resources, habitat, water resources, or water quality in the Chesapeake Bay watershed;
  • an accounting of funds received and obligated by each federal agency for restoration activities during the current and preceding fiscal years;
  • an accounting from Maryland, West Virginia, Delaware, New York, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia of all funds received and obligated from a federal agency for restoration activities during the current and preceding fiscal years; and
  • a description of each of the proposed federal and state restoration activities to be carried out in the succeeding fiscal year.

Requires the report to describe only restoration activities that have funding amounts of at least $300,000 for the first three years and restoration activities that have funding amounts of at least $100,000 thereafter.

(Sec. 4) Establishes an Independent Evaluator for the Chesapeake Bay watershed to review and report to Congress every two years on restoration activities and related topics that are suggested by the Chesapeake Executive Council. Sets forth the process for appointment of the Independent Evaluator and the qualifications for the position.

(Sec. 5) Provides that no additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act.

Recorded votes 1

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 555Passed416–0Dec 10, 2014

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 12, 2013.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-VATim KaineJun 12, 2013

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateEnvironment and Public Works Committee
Referred May 21, 2013Discharged Dec 2, 2014

Actions 18

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 18, 2014Signed by President.
  2. Dec 18, 2014Became Public Law No: 113-273.
  3. Dec 12, 2014Presented to President.
  4. Dec 10, 2014Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8967-8968)
  5. Dec 10, 2014Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 416 - 0 (Roll no. 555). (text: CR 12/9/2014 H8878)
  6. Dec 10, 2014Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  7. Dec 9, 2014Mr. Hastings (WA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  8. Dec 9, 2014Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8878-8880)
  9. Dec 9, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1000.
  10. Dec 9, 2014At 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.
  11. Dec 2, 2014Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  12. Dec 2, 2014Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6246-6248)
  13. Dec 2, 2014Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  14. Dec 2, 2014Received in the House.
  15. Dec 2, 2014Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  16. Dec 2, 2014Held at the desk.
  17. May 21, 2013Introduced in Senate
  18. May 21, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

In the Congressional Record 3

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseRecorded votes H8967enact—Dec 10, 2014
HouseDebate and remarks H8878–H8880Text printed H8878Doc Hastings R-WA, Peter A. DeFazio D-OR, Robert J. Wittman R-VADec 9, 2014
SenateDebate and remarks S6246–S6248Amendments S6247, S6263Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD (amendment), David Vitter R-LA (amendment), Mark Begich D-AK, Mark R. Warner D-VA (amendment), Tim Kaine D-VA (amendment)Dec 2, 2014

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.

Printed hearings 2

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 113-24ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND HYDROPOWER BILLS85 pagesEnergy and Natural Resources CommitteeApr 23, 2013
S. Hrg. 113-17MONIZ NOMINATION113 pagesEnergy and Natural Resources CommitteeApr 9, 2013

CRS reports 5

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 5

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Amendments 1

Amendments offered to this bill.

AmendmentDescriptionOffered byStatus
SA 3965In the nature of a substitute.Mark R. Warner D-VAAmendment SA 3965 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 739Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2013Related billMay 19, 2014
HR 2954Public Access and Lands Improvement ActRelated billFeb 10, 2014

Titles 5

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

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2013
Short Titles as Passed House
Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2014
Short Titles as Passed Senate
Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2014
Short Titles as Enacted
Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2014

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Dec 2, 2014Engrossed in Senate
  3. May 21, 2013Introduced in Senate

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