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HR 1519 99th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Canals Inland water transportation Lakes Navigation Ohio Pennsylvania Rivers Water and Water Resources Development

A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to review a study of the Army Corps of Engineers concerning construction of a canal connecting Lake Erie and the Ohio River, Ohio and Pennsylvania, for the…

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A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to review a study of the Army Corps of Engineers concerning construction of a canal connecting Lake Erie and the Ohio River, Ohio and Pennsylvania, for the purpose of determining the feasibility of constructing that canal.

Introduced: March 7, 1985 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 21, 1985
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Army.
Mar 21, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.
Mar 21, 1985
Executive Comment Requested from Army, OMB.
Mar 7, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Mar 7, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to review a certain study by the Army Corps of Engineers regarding the feasibility of constructing a canal connecting Lake Erie and the Ohio River, Ohio and Pennsylvania, and report any findings to the Congress.

What's happening now June 21, 1985

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Army.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 7, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1519: A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to review a study of the Army Corps of Engineers concerning construction of a canal connecting Lake Erie and the Ohio River, Ohio and Pennsylvania, for the purpose of determining the feasibility of constructing that canal.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1519/
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"H.R. 1519: A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to review a study of the Army Corps of Engineers concerning construction of a canal connecting Lake Erie and the Ohio River, Ohio and Pennsylvania, for the purpose of determining the feasibility of constructing that canal.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1519/.
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H.R. 1519, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1519/.
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[H.R. 1519: A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to review a study of the Army Corps of Engineers concerning construction of a canal connecting Lake Erie and the Ohio River, Ohio and Pennsylvania, for the purpose of determining the feasibility of constructing that canal.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1519/)
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