S 653 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2015

Introduced Mar 4, 2015 Originated Senate Sponsor Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 11, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

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. IntroducedMar 4, 2015
  2. Passed SenateJun 9, 2015
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)

Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) Amends the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to: (1) declare that additional research is required into increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of new and existing treatment works through alternative approaches, including non-structural alternatives, decentralized approaches, energy use efficiency, water use efficiency, and actions to extract energy from wastewater; (2) require each water resources research and technology institute to arrange for research that fosters the exploration of new ideas that expand understanding of water resources (currently, of water-related phenomena); (3) direct the Department of the Interior to report to specified congressional committees annually on each institute's compliance with matching fund requirements and provisions permitting the use of funds only to reimburse direct cost expenditures incurred for the conduct of the water resources research program; and (4) authorize appropriations for such institutes through FY2020.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 4, 2015.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-ARJohn BoozmanOriginalMar 4, 2015

Actions 11

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 11, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
  2. Jun 10, 2015Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  3. Jun 10, 2015Received in the House.
  4. Jun 10, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  5. Jun 9, 2015Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3975-3976; text: CR S3975-3976)
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Related bills 4

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 176W21Related billJan 13, 2015
HR 291W21Related billMar 2, 2015
S 2848Water Resources Development Act of 2016Related billSep 19, 2016
HR 4497Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2016Related billFeb 10, 2016

Subjects

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

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 10, 2015Referred in House
  2. Jun 9, 2015Engrossed in Senate
  3. May 18, 2015Reported to Senate
  4. Mar 4, 2015Introduced in Senate

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