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HR 295 112th Congress House

To amend the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 to authorize funds to acquire hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services specific to the Arctic for safe navigation, delineating…

Official title: To amend the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 to authorize funds to acquire hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services specific to the Ar… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 to authorize funds to acquire hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services specific to the Arctic for safe navigation, delineating the United States extended continental shelf, and the monitoring and description of coastal changes.

Introduced: January 12, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 31, 2011
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Oct 24, 2011
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 24, 2011
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6991)
Oct 24, 2011
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6991)
Oct 24, 2011
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 295.
Oct 24, 2011
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6991-6992)
Oct 24, 2011
Mr. Young (AK) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 20, 2011
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 102.
Jul 20, 2011
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-157.
Jun 15, 2011
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 15, 2011
Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Discharged.
Jun 15, 2011
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
May 12, 2011
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jan 26, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
Jan 12, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 12, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 31, 2011

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 295: To amend the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 to authorize funds to acquire hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services specific to the Arctic for safe navigation, delineating the United States extended continental shelf, and the monitoring and description of coastal changes.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-295/
MLA
"H.R. 295: To amend the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 to authorize funds to acquire hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services specific to the Arctic for safe navigation, delineating the United States extended continental shelf, and the monitoring and description of coastal changes.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-295/.
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H.R. 295, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-295/.
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[H.R. 295: To amend the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 to authorize funds to acquire hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services specific to the Arctic for safe navigation, delineating the United States extended continental shelf, and the monitoring and description of coastal changes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-295/)
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