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HR 833 115th Congress House Water Resources Development Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Public contracts and procurement Seashores and lakeshores

SAND Act of 2017

Introduced: February 2, 2017 Introduced by: Frankel, Lois Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Feb 3, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Feb 2, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 2, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sand Acquisition, Nourishment, and Development Act of 2017 or the SAND Act of 2017

This bill amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to eliminate the limitation that the Army Corps of Engineers may acquire fill material for beach erosion and nourishment for an authorized water resources project from non-domestic sources only if such material is not available from domestic sources for environmental or economic reasons.

What's happening now February 3, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 279 Related bill SAND Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 2 Republican 3
Rooney, Thomas
· Feb 23, 2018
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Feb 14, 2017
Rooney, Francis
· Feb 14, 2017
Crist, Charlie
· Feb 2, 2017
Curbelo, Carlos
· Feb 2, 2017
Deutch, Theodore
· Feb 2, 2017
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Feb 2, 2017
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Feb 2, 2017
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
· Feb 2, 2017
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Feb 2, 2017
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Feb 2, 2017
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Feb 2, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 833: SAND Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-833/
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"H.R. 833: SAND Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-833/.
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H.R. 833, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-833/.
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