Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act
Latest action · Apr 9, 2019 Held at the desk.
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.
- IntroducedApr 8, 2019
- Passed SenateApr 8, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to carry out the Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan which was submitted to Congress on March 19, 2019, by Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Interior must execute the plan without delay and operate applicable Colorado River System reservoirs accordingly.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 8, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Apr 8, 2019 |
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Original | Apr 8, 2019 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Apr 8, 2019 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | Apr 8, 2019 |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Original | Apr 8, 2019 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Apr 8, 2019 |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Original | Apr 8, 2019 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | Apr 8, 2019 |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Original | Apr 8, 2019 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Apr 8, 2019 |
| R-UT | Mike Lee | Original | Apr 8, 2019 |
| R-UT | Mitt Romney | Original | Apr 8, 2019 |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Original | Apr 8, 2019 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 9, 2019Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Apr 9, 2019Received in the House.
- Apr 9, 2019Held at the desk.
- Apr 8, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Apr 8, 2019Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2291-2292; text: CR S2295)
In the Congressional Record 3
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 S2379 | Martha McSally R-AZ | Apr 10, 2019 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2298 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Apr 9, 2019 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2291, S2292Text printed S2292, S2295 | Catherine Cortez Masto D-NV, Martha McSally R-AZ (text) | Apr 8, 2019 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2030 | Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act | Identical bill | Apr 16, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to execute and carry out agreements concerning Colorado River Drought Contingency Management and Operations, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 8, 2019Considered and Passed Senate
- Apr 8, 2019Engrossed in Senate
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