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HR 4959 118th Congress House Water Resources Development Congressional oversight Dams and canals Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Infrastructure development Watersheds

To require to Comptroller General to submit to Congress a report on the status of dams in the USDA watershed program.

Introduced: July 27, 2023 Introduced by: Van Orden, Derrick Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 28, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Jul 28, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jul 27, 2023
Introduced in House
Jul 27, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Natural Resources, 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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on dams in watershed programs of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Specifically, GAO must report on dams that receive assistance under (1) the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, (2) the Act of December 22, 1944, (3) the Pilot Watershed Program, and (4) the Resource Conservation and Development program. The report must include the status of the dams, including information related to

  • the location, ownership, and structural conditions of the dams;
  • their compliance with certain environmental requirements;
  • their hazard classification assessments; and
  • whether the dams have exceeded their life expectancies.
What's happening now August 28, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
Kuster, Ann
· Jul 27, 2023
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McGarvey, Morgan
Kentucky · Jul 27, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4959: To require to Comptroller General to submit to Congress a report on the status of dams in the USDA watershed program.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4959/
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"H.R. 4959: To require to Comptroller General to submit to Congress a report on the status of dams in the USDA watershed program.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4959/.
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H.R. 4959, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4959/.
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