US Congress House Bill 5476 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on December 18 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Provides that, upon request of a community that has received emergency flood-fighting assistance involving the construction of a temporary structure, the U.S. Department of the Army shall evaluate whether the structure should be made permanent. If the Army makes such a determination, it (1) shall begin planning, design, and construction of a permanent feature if the total construction cost of the project is not expected to exceed $25 million; and (2) shall seek congressional authorization if construction cost is expected to be in excess of that amount.

LEVEE Act Local Expertise is Vital for Effective Embankments Act

Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA]

Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-12-19	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2019-12-18	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2019-12-18	House	Introduced in House

SB3082 (Related) 2019-12-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
SB3591 (Related) 2020-11-09 - An errata sheet on written report No. 116-288 was printed.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5476/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5476/BILLS-116hr5476ih.pdf