Stop Harmful Discharges Act
Latest action · Sep 5, 2018 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.
- IntroducedSep 4, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stop Harmful Discharges Act
This bill makes public health and safety (e.g., preventing discharges with cyanobacteria or related toxins) the primary consideration of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers when the Corps manages the Caloosahatchee River and Lake Okeechobee drainage areas in central and southern Florida.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 13, 2018 to Nov 27, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Sep 13, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Francis Rooney | Nov 27, 2018 |
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 Sep 4, 2018 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Sep 5, 2018 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 5, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Sep 4, 2018Introduced in House
- Sep 4, 2018Referred 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. 164, no. 146, September 4, 2018, page H7824.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To modify the project for Central and Southern Florida to include public health and safety considerations, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Stop Harmful Discharges Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
- Army Corps of Engineers
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental health
- Floods and storm protection
- Florida
- Government studies and investigations
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Hydrology and hydrography
- Lakes and rivers
- Marine pollution
- Navigation, waterways, harbors
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Water quality
- Water Resources Development
- Water use and supply
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 4, 2018Introduced 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.
