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S 837 114th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works Navigation, waterways, harbors

A bill to modify the criteria used by the Corps of Engineers to dredge small ports.

Introduced: March 23, 2015 Introduced by: Paul, Rand Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mar 23, 2015
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sets the tonnage requirement for consideration of dredging of small ports by the Corps of Engineers at a minimum of 500,000 tons, as calculated by the relevant port authority.

What's happening now March 23, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 837: A bill to modify the criteria used by the Corps of Engineers to dredge small ports.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-837/
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"S. 837: A bill to modify the criteria used by the Corps of Engineers to dredge small ports.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-837/.
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