River Democracy Act of 2021
Latest action · Jun 23, 2021 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-440.
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 3, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
River Democracy Act of 2021
This bill designates specified river segments, primarily in Oregon, as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 3, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Feb 3, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Feb 3, 2021 |
| National Parks Subcommittee | Hearings Jun 23, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 23, 2021Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-440.
- Feb 3, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Feb 3, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor Introductory remarks on measure: CR S319-320)
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 H17 | Cliff Bentz R-OR | Jan 11, 2022 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S319 | Ron Wyden D-OR | Feb 3, 2021 |
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.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 117-440 | PENDING LEGISLATION589 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jun 23, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain river segments in the State of Oregon as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- River Democracy Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Air quality
- Aquatic ecology
- California
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Federal-Indian relations
- Fires
- First responders and emergency personnel
- Fishes
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Lakes and rivers
- Land transfers
- Oregon
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Wetlands
- Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 3, 2021Introduced 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.
