Water Resources Development Act of 2020
Latest action · Dec 9, 2020 Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
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 12, 2019
- Passed SenateJul 10, 2019
- Passed HouseDec 8, 2020
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Water Resources Development Act of 2020
This bill addresses water resources infrastructure funding as well as Army Corps of Engineers projects for navigation, flood risk management, and ecosystem restoration.
The bill removes from annual discretionary spending limits funds appropriated from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF) for harbor operations and maintenance purposes, up to a specified amount. This allows additional funds from the HMTF to be appropriated for these purposes without these amounts counting against annual discretionary spending limits.
Similarly, the bill removes from annual discretionary spending limits in FY2021-FY2030 funds appropriated for harbor maintenance activities at certain donor ports or energy transfer ports, up to a specified amount.
Further, the bill expands the eligible uses of HMTF funds to include maintenance dredging at certain emerging harbors.
In addition, the bill modifies cost-sharing requirements for the construction of inland waterway navigation projects.
The bill also establishes various pilot programs to address issues including flood risk management and hurricane and storm damage risk reduction in rural or economically disadvantaged communities.
Additionally, the bill establishes programs for controlling certain invasive species.
The bill also creates a process to deauthorize certain projects that are no longer viable for construction and authorizes new projects for purposes including navigation, flood risk management, and ecosystem restoration.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 12, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred Jun 12, 2019Discharged Jul 10, 2019 |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jul 12, 2019 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Jul 12, 2019 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jul 12, 2019 |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Jul 15, 2019 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 9, 2020Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
- Dec 8, 2020Mr. DeFazio moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 8, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6935-6984)
- Dec 8, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1811.
- Dec 8, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6935-6977)
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6917, H6935–H6984, H7026Text printed H6935–H6977Lists H6980Organizations supporting S. 1811, Water Resources Development Act | Brian Babin R-TX, Brian J. Mast R-FL, Bruce Westerman R-AR, Bryan Steil R-WI, Chris Jacobs R-NY, David Rouzer R-NC, Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX, Fred Keller R-PA, Grace F. Napolitano D-CA, Henry Cuellar D-TX, Jenniffer González-Colón R-PR, John Garamendi D-CA, Lee M. Zeldin R-NY, Marcy Kaptur D-OH, Peter A. DeFazio D-OR, Rodney Davis R-IL, Sam Graves R-MO, Stacey E. Plaskett D-VI | Dec 8, 2020 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4776Text printed S4776 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Jul 10, 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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Dec 8, 2020Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of S. 1811, Water Resources Development Act of 2020As posted on the Website of the Clerk of the House on December 4, 2020 https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20201207/BILLS-116s1811-SUS.pdf
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
About this bill 1
Products that name it in their title: its number, its law number or one of its short titles.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF11700 | Water Resources Development Act of 2020 Archived | Resource | Jan 5, 2021 |
Also cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47327 | Suspension of the Rules: House Practice in the 116th Congress (2019-2020) | Report | Dec 7, 2022 |
| R46921 | Marine Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs): Background, Statutory Authorities, and Issues for Congress | Report | Sep 27, 2021 |
Related bills 14
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to make technical corrections to the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018, and for other purposes.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Water Resources Development Act of 2020
- Short Title(s) from Engrossed Amendment House bill text
- Water Resources Development Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
- Aquatic ecology
- Floods and storm protection
- Government studies and investigations
- Lakes and rivers
- Land use and conservation
- Licensing and registrations
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Mississippi River
- Natural disasters
- Navigation, waterways, harbors
- Oregon
- State and local government operations
- Water quality
- Water Resources Development
- Water storage
- Water use and supply
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2020Engrossed Amendment House
- Jul 11, 2019Referred in House
- Jul 10, 2019Engrossed in Senate
- Jun 12, 2019Introduced in Senate
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.
