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S 2163 113th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Appropriations Disaster relief and insurance Farmland Fires Floods and storm protection Government trust funds Land use and conservation Natural disasters Watersheds

A bill to establish an emergency watershed protection disaster assistance fund to be available to the Secretary of Agriculture to provide assistance for any natural disaster.

Introduced: March 26, 2014 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 26, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Mar 26, 2014
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Establishes in the Treasury the Emergency Watershed Protection Disaster Assistance Fund to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out emergency watershed protection activities in natural disaster-affected areas.

Sets forth limitations on per disaster obligations.

What's happening now March 26, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Apr 1, 2014
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Mar 26, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2163: A bill to establish an emergency watershed protection disaster assistance fund to be available to the Secretary of Agriculture to provide assistance for any natural disaster.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2163/
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"S. 2163: A bill to establish an emergency watershed protection disaster assistance fund to be available to the Secretary of Agriculture to provide assistance for any natural disaster.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2163/.
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S. 2163, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2163/.
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