US HB1679 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 17-0)
Status: Introduced on March 9 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-05-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Pending: House Conservation and Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 9 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-05-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Pending: House Conservation and Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from conditioning any permit, lease, or other use agreement on the transfer of any water right to the United States, and for other purposes.
Title
Western Water Security Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Lauren Boebert [R-CO] | Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV] | Rep. Andy Biggs [R-AZ] | Rep. Ken Buck [R-CO] |
| Rep. Ron Estes [R-KS] | Rep. Russ Fulcher [R-ID] | Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ] | Rep. Yvette Herrell [R-NM] |
| Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA] | Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO] | Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA] | Rep. Blake Moore [R-UT] |
| Rep. Dan Newhouse [R-WA] | Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID] | Rep. Chris Stewart [R-UT] | Rep. Liz Cheney [R-WY] |
| Rep. Debbie Lesko [R-AZ] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-13 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. |
| 2021-05-07 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. |
| 2021-03-09 | House | Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. |
| 2021-03-09 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB855 (Related) 2021-03-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1679/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr1679/BILLS-117hr1679ih.pdf |
