US HB3630 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-4)
Status: Introduced on September 28 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-09-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 28 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-09-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
PUGET SOS Act Promoting United Government Efforts to Save Our Sound Act This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to provide for the coordination of federal Puget Sound recovery efforts with state, local and tribal recovery efforts, including by establishing: conditions for approval by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the Comprehensive Conservation Management Plan for the Puget Sound region; a Puget Sound Recovery National Program Office within the EPA; a Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force; a Save America's Puget Sound Fund in the Department of the Treasury for certain Puget Sound recovery and protection efforts that are included in the Puget Sound Partnership's Action Agenda; and reporting requirements on the status of Puget Sound's recovery. The Puget Sound is an estuary in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Washington.
Title
PUGET SOS Act Promoting United Government Efforts to Save Our Sound Act
Sponsors
Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA] | Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA] | Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA] | Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA] |
Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA] | Rep. David Reichert [R-WA] | Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA] | Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR] |
Rep. Dan Newhouse [R-WA] | Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler [R-WA] | Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2015-09-29 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. |
2015-09-29 | House | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1386) |
2015-09-28 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. |
2015-09-28 | House | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6293) |
2015-09-28 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Advisory bodies
Endangered and threatened species
Environmental protection
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal-Indian relations
Fishes
Government trust funds
Indian lands and resources rights
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Pacific Ocean
Puget Sound
Washington State
Water quality
Endangered and threatened species
Environmental protection
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal-Indian relations
Fishes
Government trust funds
Indian lands and resources rights
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Pacific Ocean
Puget Sound
Washington State
Water quality
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3630/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3630/BILLS-114hr3630ih.pdf |