HRES 484
116th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Army Corps of Engineers
Commodities markets
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional tributes
Dams and canals
Economic performance and conditions
Infrastructure development
Marine and inland water transportation
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Commemorating the unofficial start of the inland waterway system navigation season and the role of the Corps of Engineers in facilitating access and increasing efficiencies in the American agricultural and trade economy.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jul 11, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jul 11, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This resolution (1) recognizes the start of the inland waterway system navigation season, (2) acknowledges the work of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in maintaining the inland waterway system as vital to the nation's economy, (3) recognizes that more than 78% of the locks and dams operated by the Corps on the system are well beyond their 50-year design life, and (4) expresses that investment in the inland waterway system is needed and would significantly impact the competitiveness of American commodities in international markets.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
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