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Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact

Introduced: July 23, 2008 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 22, 2008
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 560.
Sep 22, 2008
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-863.
Jul 30, 2008
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jul 30, 2008
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 23, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 23, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Grants congressional consent to and approval of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact entered into between the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, and Wisconsin, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Reserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act.

What's happening now September 22, 2008

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 560.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 45 Related bill Great Lakes--St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Jul 31, 2008
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 23, 2008
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 23, 2008
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 23, 2008
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 23, 2008
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6577: Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6577/
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"H.R. 6577: Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6577/.
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H.R. 6577, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6577/.
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