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J. Bennett Johnston Waterway Hydropower Extension Act of 2017

Introduced: May 16, 2017 Introduced by: Cassidy, Bill Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 24, 2018
Received in the House.
Aug 24, 2018
Held at the desk.
Aug 23, 2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Aug 22, 2018
The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5868-5869)
Aug 22, 2018
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5869)
Aug 22, 2018
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S5869)
Aug 22, 2018
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Jul 31, 2018
By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 115-311.
Jul 30, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 536.
Jul 30, 2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
May 17, 2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Feb 28, 2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-505.
May 16, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 16, 2017
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 4,002 Murkowski, Lisa In the nature of a substitute. Agreed to Aug 22, 2018
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

J. Bennett Johnston Waterway Hydropower Extension Act of 2018

(Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon request, to extend by six years the time period during which construction must commence on the Red River Lock and Dam No. 3, 4, and 5 Hydroelectric Projects located on the Red River in Louisiana.

FERC may reinstate the construction license if it is expired.

What's happening now August 24, 2018

Held at the desk.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 3021 Related bill America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018
  • HR 5895 Related bill Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019
  • HR 2457 Identical bill J. Bennett Johnston Waterway Hydropower Extension Act of 2017
 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Dec 19, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1142: J. Bennett Johnston Waterway Hydropower Extension Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1142/
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