Ohio River Basin Preparedness Act
Latest action · Aug 13, 2020 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
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 30, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ohio River Basin Preparedness Act
This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to develop, implement, and publish an interagency plan for assisting states, Indian tribes, and communities in the Ohio River Basin to prepare for, and respond to, the effects of climate change.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 30, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Original | Jun 30, 2020 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Jun 30, 2020 |
Committees 5
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 30, 2020 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Jul 1, 2020 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 30, 2020 |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Jun 30, 2020 |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Jun 30, 2020 |
| Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee | Referred Aug 13, 2020 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jun 30, 2020 |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Jul 24, 2020 | |
| Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Jul 24, 2020 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 13, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- Jul 24, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- Jul 24, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
- Jul 1, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Jun 30, 2020Introduced in House
- Jun 30, 2020Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Agriculture, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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. 166, no. 120, June 30, 2020, page H2982.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2 | Moving Forward Act | Related bill | Jul 20, 2020 |
| HR 7087 | Ohio River Basin Preparedness Act | Reintroduction of | Oct 26, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require development and implementation of an interagency plan to assist communities affected by climate change in the Ohio River Basin, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Ohio River Basin Preparedness Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Air quality
- Alabama
- Atmospheric science and weather
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Dams and canals
- Economic performance and conditions
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Environmental Protection
- Federal-Indian relations
- Floods and storm protection
- Georgia
- Government information and archives
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Intergovernmental relations
- Kentucky
- Lakes and rivers
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Public utilities and utility rates
- State and local government operations
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- Water quality
- Water storage
- Water use and supply
- Watersheds
- West Virginia
- Wetlands
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 30, 2020Introduced 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.
