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HRES 142 114th Congress House Water Resources Development Aquatic ecology Hydrology and hydrography Water quality Water use and supply

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to better understand water availability, sustainability, and security at a national scale, the United States should prioritize the…

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to better understand water availability, sustainability, and security at a national scale, the United States should prioritize the assessment of the quality and quantity of surface water and groundwater resources, and produce a national water census with the same sense of urgency that was incorporated in the "Man on the Moon" project to address the inevitable challenges of "Peak Water".

Introduced: March 4, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
May 19, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Mar 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Mar 6, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
Mar 5, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Mar 4, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 4, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the United States should rapidly transition to a sustainable, secure water economy that prioritizes ecological flows; (2) all federal agencies whose missions include water should coordinate their efforts and collaborate with state and local water authorities; and (3) the United States should prioritize the assessment of the quality and quantity of surface water and groundwater resources and produce a national water census to address the inevitable challenges of Peak Water.

What's happening now May 19, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Chu, Judy
California · Mar 4, 2015
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 4, 2015
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Mar 4, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 142: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to better understand water availability, sustainability, and security at a national scale, the United States should prioritize the assessment of the quality and quantity of surface water and groundwater resources, and produce a national water census with the same sense of urgency that was incorporated in the "Man on the Moon" project to address the inevitable challenges of "Peak Water".. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-142/
MLA
"H. Res. 142: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to better understand water availability, sustainability, and security at a national scale, the United States should prioritize the assessment of the quality and quantity of surface water and groundwater resources, and produce a national water census with the same sense of urgency that was incorporated in the "Man on the Moon" project to address the inevitable challenges of "Peak Water".." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-142/.
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H. Res. 142, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-142/.
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[H. Res. 142: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to better understand water availability, sustainability, and security at a national scale, the United States should prioritize the assessment of the quality and quantity of surface water and groundwater resources, and produce a national water census with the same sense of urgency that was incorporated in the "Man on the Moon" project to address the inevitable challenges of "Peak Water".](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-142/)
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