Water for Conservation and Farming Act
Latest action · Jul 19, 2023 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-287.
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 21, 2023
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 21, 2023.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Jun 21, 2023 |
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 Jun 21, 2023 |
| Water and Power Subcommittee | Hearings Jul 19, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 19, 2023Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-287.
- Jun 21, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Jun 21, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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. 118-287 | OVERSIGHT OF THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION AND PENDING LEGISLATION290 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jul 19, 2023 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2020 | Deschutes River Conservancy Reauthorization Act of 2023 | Related bill | Dec 20, 2024 |
| HR 3027 | Reclamation Climate Change and Water Program Reauthorization Act of 2023 | Related bill | Jun 14, 2023 |
| HR 8428 | Deschutes River Conservancy Act of 2024 | Related bill | May 16, 2024 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide for drought preparedness and improved water supply reliability.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Water for Conservation and Farming Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
- Agricultural conservation and pollution
- Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
- Air quality
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Aquatic ecology
- Birds
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Congressional oversight
- Dams and canals
- Ecology
- Farmland
- Fishes
- Government trust funds
- Hunting and fishing
- Lakes and rivers
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Oregon
- Outdoor recreation
- Water Resources Development
- Water resources funding
- Water storage
- Water use and supply
- Watersheds
- Wetlands
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 21, 2023Introduced 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.
