HR 1137 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to repeal the authority relating to reprogramming during national emergencies.

Introduced Feb 11, 2019 Originated House Sponsor John Garamendi D-CA

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Latest action · Feb 12, 2019 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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 11, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill repeals the authority of the President to divert certain resources of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during national emergencies. Specifically, the bill repeals the President's authority to (1) terminate or defer civil works projects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that are not essential to the national defense; and (2) apply the resources of the Corps' civil works program to civil works, military construction, and civil defense projects that are essential to the national defense.

Cosponsors 63

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 11, 2019 to Apr 28, 2020; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalFeb 11, 2019
D-CAAmi BeraOriginalFeb 11, 2019
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalFeb 11, 2019
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalFeb 11, 2019
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalFeb 11, 2019
D-CAGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.OriginalFeb 11, 2019
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalFeb 11, 2019
D-CAHarley RoudaOriginalFeb 11, 2019
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalFeb 11, 2019
D-CAJimmy GomezOriginalFeb 11, 2019
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalFeb 11, 2019
D-CAJosh HarderOriginalFeb 11, 2019
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalFeb 11, 2019
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalFeb 11, 2019
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalFeb 11, 2019
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalFeb 11, 2019
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalFeb 11, 2019
D-VIStacey E. PlaskettOriginalFeb 11, 2019
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalFeb 11, 2019
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.Feb 14, 2019
D-NYGrace MengFeb 14, 2019
D-CAJim CostaFeb 14, 2019
D-MIRashida TlaibFeb 14, 2019
D-AZRuben GallegoFeb 14, 2019
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeFeb 14, 2019
D-TNSteve CohenFeb 14, 2019
D-CATony CárdenasFeb 14, 2019
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingFeb 14, 2019
D-NYAdriano EspaillatFeb 15, 2019
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsFeb 15, 2019
D-CAJerry McNerneyFeb 15, 2019
D-NVDina TitusFeb 25, 2019
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Feb 25, 2019
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyFeb 25, 2019
D-CAMike ThompsonFeb 25, 2019
D-CATj CoxFeb 25, 2019
D-TXVicente GonzalezFeb 25, 2019
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeFeb 25, 2019
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaFeb 28, 2019
D-FLDebbie Mucarsel-PowellMar 11, 2019
D-ILBobby L. RushMar 13, 2019
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonSep 6, 2019
D-CAJackie SpeierSep 6, 2019
D-CAJulia BrownleySep 6, 2019
D-CARo KhannaSep 6, 2019
D-CABarbara LeeSep 9, 2019
D-TXHenry CuellarSep 10, 2019
D-CAJimmy PanettaSep 10, 2019
D-MIElissa SlotkinSep 12, 2019
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeSep 19, 2019
D-VAElaine G. LuriaSep 19, 2019
D-CAJudy ChuSep 19, 2019
D-AZAnn KirkpatrickSep 26, 2019
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.Sep 26, 2019
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.Sep 26, 2019
D-NJAlbio SiresOct 4, 2019
D-TXAl GreenOct 16, 2019
D-PADwight EvansOct 30, 2019
D-MAJames P. McGovernMar 5, 2020
D-MDAnthony G. BrownApr 17, 2020
D-CAMark DeSaulnierApr 17, 2020
D-AZGreg StantonApr 23, 2020
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyApr 28, 2020

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred Feb 11, 2019
Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
Referred Feb 12, 2019

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 12, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
  2. Feb 11, 2019Introduced in House
  3. Feb 11, 2019Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E157)
  4. Feb 11, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

In the Congressional Record 1

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
House · ExtensionsDebate and remarks E157Lists H1518H.R. 1137–1150John Garamendi D-CAFeb 11, 2019

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United States Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 26, February 11, 2019, page H1518.

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to repeal the authority relating to reprogramming during national emergencies.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 11, 2019Introduced in House

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