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S. 4444 116th Congress Senate

Missouri River Basin Drought and Snowpack Monitoring Act

Official title: A bill to require installation of a network of soil moisture and snowpack monitoring in the Upper Missouri River Basin and to establish a pilot program for the… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require installation of a network of soil moisture and snowpack monitoring in the Upper Missouri River Basin and to establish a pilot program for the acquisition and use of data generated by that network, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 5, 2020 Introduced by: John Thune Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
Water Resources Development
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Aug 5, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S4942-4943)
Aug 5, 2020
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 Latest action August 5, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S4942-4943)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Missouri River Basin Drought and Snowpack Monitoring Act

This bill requires the Army Corps of Engineers to continue installing stations to monitor soil moisture and plains snowpack in the Upper Missouri River Basin. The bill also requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish a pilot program to use the data from such stations for various programs, such as the U.S. Drought Monitor.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1811 Water Resources Development Act of 2020
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Aug 5, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4444: Missouri River Basin Drought and Snowpack Monitoring Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4444/
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"S. 4444: Missouri River Basin Drought and Snowpack Monitoring Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4444/.
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S. 4444, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4444/.
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