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HR 6125 115th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Navigation, waterways, harbors New York City

To rename a waterway in the State of New York as the "Joseph Sanford Jr. Channel".

Introduced: September 25, 2018 Introduced by: Meeks, Gregory W. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 18, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jun 15, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jun 15, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill redesignates the waterway in New York State known as the Negro Bar Channel as the "Joseph Sanford Jr. Channel."

What's happening now June 18, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

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  • S 1668 Identical bill A bill to rename a waterway in the State of New York as the "Joseph Sanford Jr. Channel".
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 8 Republican 1
Donovan, Daniel
· Sep 26, 2018
Faso, John
· Sep 25, 2018
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 25, 2018
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Sep 25, 2018
Zeldin, Lee
· Sep 25, 2018
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Sep 12, 2018
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Sep 12, 2018
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Sep 12, 2018
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Sep 12, 2018
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Sep 12, 2018
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Sep 12, 2018
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Sep 12, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6125: To rename a waterway in the State of New York as the "Joseph Sanford Jr. Channel".. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6125/
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"H.R. 6125: To rename a waterway in the State of New York as the "Joseph Sanford Jr. Channel".." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6125/.
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H.R. 6125, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6125/.
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