SAND Act of 2017
Latest action · Feb 3, 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.
- IntroducedFeb 2, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Sand Acquisition, Nourishment, and Development Act of 2017 or the SAND Act of 2017
This bill amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to eliminate the limitation that the Army Corps of Engineers may acquire fill material for beach erosion and nourishment for an authorized water resources project from non-domestic sources only if such material is not available from domestic sources for environmental or economic reasons.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 2, 2017 to Feb 23, 2018; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Original | Feb 2, 2017 |
| R-FL | Carlos Curbelo | Original | Feb 2, 2017 |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Original | Feb 2, 2017 |
| R-FL | Daniel Webster | Original | Feb 2, 2017 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Feb 2, 2017 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Feb 2, 2017 |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Original | Feb 2, 2017 |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Original | Feb 2, 2017 |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Original | Feb 2, 2017 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Feb 14, 2017 | |
| R-FL | Francis Rooney | Feb 14, 2017 | |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Feb 23, 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 Feb 2, 2017 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Feb 3, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 3, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Feb 2, 2017Introduced in House
- Feb 2, 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. 18, February 2, 2017, page H946.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 279 | SAND Act | Related bill | Feb 2, 2017 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 with respect to the acquisition of beach fill, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- SAND Act of 2017
- Sand Acquisition, Nourishment, and Development Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 2, 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.
