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HR 518 113th Congress House Water Resources Development Climate change and greenhouse gases Disaster relief and insurance Natural disasters Water resources funding Water use and supply

To amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 for the purposes of extending the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 through 2018, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 5, 2013 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 12, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
Feb 5, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 5, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 to: (1) extend authority for the drought program under such Act through FY2018, (2) authorize appropriations for such Act through FY2018, and (3) require cooperative drought contingency plans under such Act to provide for periodic review to address projected long-term climate variability and change.

What's happening now February 12, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 659 Related bill A bill to reauthorize the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991, and for other purposes.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 6
D
Costa, Jim
California · May 7, 2013
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Feb 13, 2013
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 13, 2013
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 13, 2013
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Feb 5, 2013
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Feb 5, 2013
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Feb 5, 2013
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
· Feb 5, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 518: To amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 for the purposes of extending the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 through 2018, and for other purposes.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-518/
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"H.R. 518: To amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 for the purposes of extending the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 through 2018, and for other purposes.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-518/.
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H.R. 518, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-518/.
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[H.R. 518: To amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 for the purposes of extending the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 through 2018, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-518/)
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