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Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act

Introduced: May 21, 2019 Introduced by: Risch, James E. Republican · Idaho 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
Oct 29, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 276.
Oct 29, 2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-155.
Sep 25, 2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jul 18, 2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-330.
May 21, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 21, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act

This bill authorizes the use of certain Bureau of Reclamation facilities and federal land, excluding facilities and land in California, to convey water to recharge certain aquifers.

What's happening now October 29, 2019

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 276.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5217 Related bill WOW Act
  • HR 2871 Identical bill Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1570: Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1570/
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"S. 1570: Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1570/.
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S. 1570, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1570/.
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