Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act
Latest action · Jun 27, 2013 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 114.
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 14, 2013
- 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 has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate for study for potential addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system specified segments of the Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers in Rhode Island and Connecticut. Requires submission to Congress of a report describing such study's results.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 14, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Feb 14, 2013 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Feb 14, 2013 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Feb 14, 2013 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Feb 14, 2013Markup May 16, 2013Reported Jun 27, 2013 |
| National Parks Subcommittee | Hearings Apr 23, 2013 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 27, 2013Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Wyden without amendment. With written report No. 113-60.
- Jun 27, 2013Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 114.
- May 16, 2013Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Apr 23, 2013Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-27.
- Feb 14, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Feb 14, 2013Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S780)
- Feb 14, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 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.
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
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. 113-27 | NATIONAL PARKS BILLS68 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Apr 23, 2013 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 723 | Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act | Identical bill | Dec 20, 2013 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers in the States of Connecticut and Rhode Island for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 27, 2013Reported to Senate
- Feb 14, 2013Introduced in Senate
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.
