US HB3944 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on July 24 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 24 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Expands the situations in which the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must provide information and assistance to the public and affected governments and Indian tribes in river basins where the corps carries out flood risk management activities. Specifically, the corps must provide these services when the National Weather Service forecasts a possibility that precipitation or runoff will exceed the calculations considered as the lowest risk to life and property contemplated by the annual operating plan. Current law directs the corps to do so only when precipitation or runoff actually exceeds such calculations.
Title
To amend the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 to modify the procedure for communicating certain emergency risks, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
Rep. Kevin Hern [R-OK] | Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-07-25 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. |
2019-07-24 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. |
2019-07-24 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Emergency planning and evacuation
Floods and storm protection
Lakes and rivers
Water resources development
Floods and storm protection
Lakes and rivers
Water resources development
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3944/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3944/BILLS-116hr3944ih.pdf |