Skip to main content
S 653 114th Congress Senate Water Resources Development Congressional oversight Energy efficiency and conservation Research administration and funding Water quality Water resources funding Water use and supply

Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2015

Introduced: March 4, 2015 See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 11, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Jun 10, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jun 10, 2015
Received in the House.
Jun 10, 2015
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jun 9, 2015
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3975-3976; text: CR S3975-3976)
Jun 9, 2015
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3975-3976; text: CR S3975-3976)
May 18, 2015
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 84.
May 18, 2015
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Inhofe without amendment. With written report No. 114-48.
Apr 29, 2015
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Mar 4, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1305; text of measure as introduced: CR S1305)
Mar 4, 2015
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) Amends the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to: (1) declare that additional research is required into increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of new and existing treatment works through alternative approaches, including non-structural alternatives, decentralized approaches, energy use efficiency, water use efficiency, and actions to extract energy from wastewater; (2) require each water resources research and technology institute to arrange for research that fosters the exploration of new ideas that expand understanding of water resources (currently, of water-related phenomena); (3) direct the Department of the Interior to report to specified congressional committees annually on each institute's compliance with matching fund requirements and provisions permitting the use of funds only to reimburse direct cost expenditures incurred for the conduct of the water resources research program; and (4) authorize appropriations for such institutes through FY2020.

What's happening now June 11, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1