S 4242
118th Congress
Senate
Water Resources Development
Emergency planning and evacuation
Water use and supply
Drought Preparedness Act
Introduced: May 2, 2024
Introduced by:
Hickenlooper, John W.
Democratic
· Colorado
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Everywhere this bill has been
6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 21, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 620.
Nov 21, 2024
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. Without written report.
Nov 19, 2024
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Sep 11, 2024
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-405.
May 2, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 2, 2024
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Drought Preparedness Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991, which allows the Bureau of Reclamation to provide drought assistance to Hawaii or certain western states.
What's happening now
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 620.
Committees of jurisdiction
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