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HR 1600 116th Congress House Water Resources Development California Department of Agriculture Department of the Interior Executive agency funding and structure Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Railroads Rural conditions and development Transportation programs funding Water quality Water resources funding Water storage Water use and supply

Repurposing Assets to Increase Long-term Water Availability and Yield Act

Introduced: March 7, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Apr 16, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Mar 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Mar 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Mar 7, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 7, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Repurposing Assets to Increase Long-term Water Availability and Yield Act or the RAILWAY Act

This bill redirects Department of Transportation funds previously intended for high-speed rail development in California to the Department of the Interior. Such funds shall be available for various existing water-storage and wastewater-disposal programs and new water-related grant programs.

What's happening now April 26, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 2
R
Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 7, 2019
Cook, Paul
· Mar 7, 2019
Hunter, Duncan
· Mar 7, 2019
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Mar 7, 2019
Nunes, Devin
· Mar 7, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1600: Repurposing Assets to Increase Long-term Water Availability and Yield Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1600/
MLA
"H.R. 1600: Repurposing Assets to Increase Long-term Water Availability and Yield Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1600/.
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H.R. 1600, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1600/.
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