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H.R. 221 115th Congress House

Hydrographic Services Improvement Amendments Act

Official title: To reauthorize the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 3, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 26, 2018
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 487.
Jun 25, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 25, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5590-5591)
Jun 25, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5590-5591)
Jun 25, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 221.
Jun 25, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5590-5591)
Jun 25, 2018
Mr. Young (AK) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 12, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 571.
Jun 12, 2018
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-736.
May 8, 2018
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
May 8, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 8, 2018
Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Discharged.
Nov 2, 2017
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 10, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Jan 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 26, 2018

Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 487.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hydrographic Services Improvement Amendments Act

(Sec. 2) This bill reauthorizes through FY2023 the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998.

(Sec. 3) The Governmental Accountability Office must compare the unit costs of hydrographic surveys conducted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to the unit costs of procuring the surveys.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2743 Reintroduction of Hydrographic Services Improvement Amendments Act of 2015
  • S 140 Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018
  • S 171 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Amendments and Hydrographic Services Improve…
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 221: Hydrographic Services Improvement Amendments Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-221/
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"H.R. 221: Hydrographic Services Improvement Amendments Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-221/.
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H.R. 221, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-221/.
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