HR 4689 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

To authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within the Northport Irrigation District in the State of Nebraska.

Introduced Dec 19, 2017 Originated House Became Public Law 115-429 Sponsor Adrian Smith R-NE

Latest action · Jan 10, 2019 Became Public Law No: 115-429.

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.

IntroducedDec 19, 2017
Passed HouseSep 12, 2018
Passed SenateDec 22, 2018
To the PresidentJan 2, 2019
Became lawJan 10, 2019Public Law 115-429

Summary

(Sec. 1) This bill authorizes any landowner within the Northport Irrigation District in Nebraska to repay, at any time, the construction costs of project facilities allocated to the landowner's land within the district. Upon discharge in full of the obligation for repayment of all such costs, the parcels of land may not be subject to the ownership and full-cost pricing limitations under federal reclamation law. The Department of the Interior, upon request, must provide to the landowner who has repaid such costs in full a certificate acknowledging that the landholding is free of such limitations.

Recorded votes 1

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

Roll call	Question	Result	Date
House 396	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Passed378–1	Sep 12, 2018

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Committees 2

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 Dec 19, 2017Markup May 8, 2018Reported May 22, 2018
	Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee	Referred Jan 2, 2018Discharged May 8, 2018
Senate	Energy and Natural Resources Committee	Referred Sep 17, 2018Discharged Dec 22, 2018

Actions 23

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jan 10, 2019Signed by President.
Jan 10, 2019Became Public Law No: 115-429.
Jan 2, 2019Presented to President.
Dec 22, 2018Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8034)
Dec 22, 2018Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8034)
Dec 22, 2018Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 22, 2018Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 17, 2018Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sep 12, 2018Mr. Gianforte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Sep 12, 2018Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8144-8145)
Sep 12, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4689.
Sep 12, 2018At 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.
Sep 12, 2018Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8158-8159)
Sep 12, 2018Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 378 - 1 (Roll no. 396). (text: CR H8144)
Sep 12, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 22, 2018Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-700.
May 22, 2018Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 542.
May 8, 2018Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Discharged.
May 8, 2018Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 8, 2018Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Jan 2, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Dec 19, 2017Introduced in House
Dec 19, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

In the Congressional Record 2

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.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
Senate	Debate and remarks S8034	Mitch McConnell R-KY	Dec 22, 2018
House	Debate and remarks H8144Text printed H8144Recorded votes H8159authorize early repayment	Adrian Smith R-NE, Greg Gianforte R-MT, Niki Tsongas D-MA	Sep 12, 2018

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

H. Rept. 115-700

Congressional Budget Office cost estimate

May 24, 2018H.R. 4689, a bill to authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within the Northport Irrigation District in the State of NebraskaAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 8, 2018

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 ____________________

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 207, December 19, 2017, page H10246.

CRS reports 3

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

Cite it 3

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

Product	Title	Kind	Published
97-1011	Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables	Report	May 6, 2026
R45254	Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) FY2018 Appropriations: Independent Agencies and General Provisions Archived	Report	Jul 10, 2018
R44933	Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) FY2018 Appropriations: Overview Archived	Report	Apr 23, 2018

Related bills 1

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 404	To authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within the Northport Irrigation District in the State of Nebraska.	Reintroduction of	Jun 2, 2015

Titles 2

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

Official Title: An act to authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within the Northport Irrigation District in the State of Nebraska
Official Title as Introduced: To authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within the Northport Irrigation District in the State of Nebraska.

Subjects

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

Text 5

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

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