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S 45 116th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Connecticut Land use and conservation Public-private cooperation Rhode Island Watersheds Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Wild and Scenic River Act

Introduced: January 8, 2019 Introduced by: Reed, Jack Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Jan 8, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S69-70)
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Wild and Scenic River Act

This bill designates specified river segments in the Wood-Pawcatuck watershed in Rhode Island and Connecticut as scenic, recreational, or wild rivers and as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

What's happening now January 8, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S69-70)

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 47 Related bill John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act
  • HR 319 Identical bill Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Wild and Scenic River Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jan 8, 2019
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jan 8, 2019
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jan 8, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 45: Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Wild and Scenic River Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-45/
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"S. 45: Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Wild and Scenic River Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-45/.
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S. 45, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-45/.
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