US Congress Senate Bill 1523 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on May 20 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-05-20 - Became Public Law No: 114-162. (TXT | PDF)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes. (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to revise the National Estuary Program by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to make competitive awards to address urgent and challenging issues that threaten the economic and ecological well-being of coastal areas, including: extensive seagrass habitat losses, recurring harmful algae blooms, unusual marine mammal mortalities, invasive exotic species, jellyfish proliferation limiting community access to water during peak tourism seasons, flooding that may be related to sea level rise or wetland degradation or loss, and low dissolved oxygen conditions in estuarine waters and related nutrient management. (Sec. 2) The bill authorizes appropriations for FY2017-FY2021 for: (1) EPA administrative expenses relating to a grant or award, and (2) making grants and awards. The bill allocates funding for conservation and management plans for estuaries and for competitive awards.

A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes.

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]

Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]

Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-05-20	House	Became Public Law No: 114-162. (TXT | PDF)
2016-05-20	House	Signed by President.
2016-05-18	House	Presented to President.
2016-05-13	House	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2016-05-12	House	Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate bill by Unanimous Consent. (text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR S2794)
2016-04-27	House	Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
2016-04-26	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2016-04-26	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1958)
2016-04-26	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1523.
2016-04-26	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1957-1959)
2016-04-26	House	Mr. Gibbs moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2015-10-29	House	By Senator Inhofe from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 114-161.
2015-09-08	House	Held at the desk.
2015-09-08	House	Received in the House.
2015-08-06	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2015-08-05	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6349-6350)
2015-08-05	Senate	S.Amdt.2639 Amendment SA 2639 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2015-08-05	Senate	S.Amdt.2639 Amendment SA 2639 proposed by Senator Whitehouse. (consideration: CR S6349; text: CR S6349)
2015-08-05	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6349-6350)
2015-08-05	Senate	Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.
2015-08-05	Senate	Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2015-06-08	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

HB573 (Related) 2015-01-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
HB944 (Related) 2015-06-02 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1523/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1523/BILLS-114s1523is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1523/BILLS-114s1523es.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1523/BILLS-114s1523eah.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1523/BILLS-114s1523enr.pdf