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HR 3910 104th Congress House

Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1996

Introduced: July 26, 1996 See on congress.gov
Water Resources Development
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 Everywhere this bill has been 21 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 19, 1996
Became Public Law No: 104-318.
Oct 19, 1996
Signed by President.
Oct 10, 1996
Presented to President.
Oct 4, 1996
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 3, 1996
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12403)
Oct 3, 1996
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S12403)
Oct 3, 1996
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 12, 1996
Referred to Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands.
Sep 11, 1996
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sep 10, 1996
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 10, 1996
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Sep 10, 1996
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Sep 10, 1996
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Sep 10, 1996
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10156-10157)
Sep 10, 1996
Mr. Gallegly moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 4, 1996
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 415.
Sep 4, 1996
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 104-770.
Aug 1, 1996
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Aug 1, 1996
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 26, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Jul 26, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 19, 1996

Became Public Law No: 104-318.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3910: Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1996. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3910/
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"H.R. 3910: Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1996." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3910/.
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H.R. 3910, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3910/.
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