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HR 7612 117th Congress House Water Resources Development Advanced technology and technological innovations Environmental technology Water quality Water resources funding Water use and supply

Desalination Research Advancement Act

Introduced: September 29, 2022 Introduced by: Levin, Mike Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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May 12, 2022
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 29, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Apr 28, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 28, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Desalination Research Advancement Act

This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 the Desalination and Water Purification Research Program at the Bureau of Reclamation and increases the amount of funding available to institutions of higher education. The bill also expands the program's research priorities to include minimizing the impacts of seawater desalination on aquatic life and coastal ecosystems.

What's happening now May 12, 2022

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 1
Lowenthal, Alan
· Sep 29, 2022
Porter, Katie
· Sep 21, 2022
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Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Jun 9, 2022
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Mace, Nancy
South Carolina · Apr 28, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7612: Desalination Research Advancement Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7612/
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"H.R. 7612: Desalination Research Advancement Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7612/.
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H.R. 7612, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7612/.
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