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S. 2800 115th Congress Senate

America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018

Official title: A bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 16, 2018 Introduced by: John Barrasso Republican · Wyoming See on congress.gov
Water Resources Development Congressional oversightConnecticutDams and canalsEcology
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jul 10, 2018
By Senator Barrasso from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 115-294.
May 22, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 425.
May 22, 2018
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Barrasso with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
May 22, 2018
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 17, 2018
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-428.
May 9, 2018
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-304.
May 8, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
May 8, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action July 10, 2018

By Senator Barrasso from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 115-294.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018

This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, each fiscal year, to submit to Congress a five-year budget and work plan for projects of national significance. Each Corps of Engineers district, each fiscal year, must submit a five-year budget and work plan for projects under its jurisdiction. Projects must be carried out in a sustainable manner that focuses on water resource challenges and opportunities, promotes collaboration, and pursues integrated water resource management.

The bill reauthorizes provisions of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 pertaining to expedited consideration of water resources infrastructure through 2024.

The bill provides for: (1) the establishment of a Corps of Engineers Board of Appeals; and (2) various studies, project modifications, and project authorizations and deauthorizations nationwide.

The Environmental Protection Agency must: (1) establish a voluntary stormwater infrastructure funding task force to develop recommendations to improve the funding and financing of stormwater infrastructure, and (2) promote green infrastructure to reduce stormwater flows to sewers or surface waters.

The Safe Drinking Water Act is amended to establish a voluntary WaterSense program to identify and promote water-efficient products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services.

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 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 4
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · May 21, 2018
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · May 21, 2018
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · May 16, 2018
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · May 16, 2018
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · May 16, 2018
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · May 16, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2800: America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2800/
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