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HR 5504 116th Congress House Water Resources Development Dams and canals Emergency planning and evacuation Floods and storm protection

To amend the National Dam Safety Program Act with respect to the definition of eligible high hazard potential dam, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 19, 2019 Introduced by: Brownley, Julia Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Dec 20, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Dec 19, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Dec 19, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill makes licensed hydroelectric dams with authorized installed capacity of less than 1500 kilowatts eligible for a program that provides grants for the rehabilitation of high hazard potential dams.

What's happening now December 20, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Garamendi, John
California · Jun 29, 2020
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Jun 22, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5504: To amend the National Dam Safety Program Act with respect to the definition of eligible high hazard potential dam, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5504/
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"H.R. 5504: To amend the National Dam Safety Program Act with respect to the definition of eligible high hazard potential dam, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5504/.
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H.R. 5504, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5504/.
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[H.R. 5504: To amend the National Dam Safety Program Act with respect to the definition of eligible high hazard potential dam, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5504/)
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