Soo Locks Modernization Act
Latest action · Jun 8, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
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.
- IntroducedJun 7, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Soo Locks Modernization Act
This bill directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to carry out the project authorized by the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 for the construction of a second lock adjacent to the existing lock at Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, at a total project cost that is equal to the 2017 certified cost estimate, plus or minus such amounts as may be required by ordinary fluctuations in construction costs.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 7, 2017 to Oct 12, 2017; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Original | Jun 7, 2017 |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Original | Jun 7, 2017 |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Original | Jun 7, 2017 |
| R-MI | David A. Trott | Original | Jun 7, 2017 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Jun 7, 2017 |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Original | Jun 7, 2017 |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Original | Jun 7, 2017 |
| R-MI | Mike Bishop | Original | Jun 7, 2017 |
| I-MI | Paul Mitchell | Original | Jun 7, 2017 |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Original | Jun 7, 2017 |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Original | Jun 7, 2017 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Jun 28, 2017 | |
| D-MN | Richard M. Nolan | Jul 27, 2017 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Oct 12, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jun 7, 2017 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Jun 8, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 8, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Jun 7, 2017Introduced in House
- Jun 7, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 97, June 7, 2017, page H4701.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1308 | Soo Locks Modernization Act | Identical bill | Jun 7, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To increase authorized funding for the Soo Locks.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Soo Locks Modernization Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 7, 2017Introduced 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.
