H.R. 2898 - Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015
- Sponsor:
- David G. Valadao
- Summary:
- To provide drought relief in the State of California, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill was voted on in the House on July 16, 2015
- Amendments:
- 8 proposed amendments. 6 accepted. 2 rejected. View amendments
PASSED on July 16, 2015.
1/2 required to pass
voted YES: 245
voted NO: 176
13 voted present/not voting
Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015
H.R. 2898 — 114th Congress (2015–2016)
- Summary
- To provide drought relief in the State of California, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
- Learn More
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- Title
- To provide drought relief in the State of California, and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015
- Accelerated Revenue, Repayment, and Surface Water Storage Enhancement Act
- Bureau of Reclamation Project Streamlining Act
- Water Rights Protection Act
- Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act
- Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015
- Accelerated Revenue, Repayment, and Surface Water Storage Enhancement Act
- Bureau of Reclamation Project Streamlining Act
- Water Rights Protection Act
- Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act
- Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015
- Accelerated Revenue, Repayment, and Surface Water Storage Enhancement Act
- Bureau of Reclamation Project Streamlining Act
- Water Rights Protection Act
- Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act
- Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015
- Sponsor
- David G. Valadao
- Co-Sponsors
- Mark E. Amodei
- Ken Calvert
- Paul Cook
- Jim Costa
- Rodney Davis
- Jeff Denham
- Mario Diaz-Balart
- Paul A. Gosar
- Cresent Hardy
- Duncan Hunter
- Darrell E. Issa
- David P. Joyce
- Stephen Knight
- Doug LaMalfa
- Cynthia M. Lummis
- Kevin McCarthy
- Tom McClintock
- Dan Newhouse
- Devin Nunes
- Dana Rohrabacher
- Edward R. Royce
- Michael K. Simpson
- Chris Stewart
- Scott R. Tipton
- Mimi Walters
- Ryan K. Zinke
- Subjects
- Water resources development
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Agricultural conservation and pollution
- Aquatic ecology
- California
- Congressional oversight
- Dams and canals
- Department of the Interior
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Endangered and threatened species
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal-Indian relations
- Fishes
- General public lands matters
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Intergovernmental relations
- Judicial review and appeals
- Lakes and rivers
- Land use and conservation
- Licensing and registrations
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Oregon
- Performance measurement
- Public contracts and procurement
- Rural conditions and development
- State and local government operations
- Water resources funding
- Water storage
- Water use and supply
- Watersheds
- Wetlands
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
- Related Bills
- H.R. 1830 (114th) : Water Rights Protection Act
- H.R. 2097 (114th) : Bureau of Reclamation Surface Water Storage Streamlining Act
- H.R. 2749 (114th) : Dams Accountability, Maintenance, and Safety Act
- S. 982 (114th) : Water Rights Protection Act
- S. 1533 (114th) : Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act
- S. 1657 (114th) : Dams Accountability, Maintenance, and Safety Act
- H.Res. 362 (114th) : Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 2898) to Provide Drought Relief in the State of California, and for Other Purposes, and Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 3038) to Provide an Extension of Federal-Aid Highway, Highway Safety, Motor Carrier Safety, Transit, and Other Programs Funded out of the Highway Trust Fund, and for Other Purposes.
- S. 2012 (114th) : North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016
- Major Actions
Introduced 6/25/2015 Referred to Committee Amendments (8 proposed) Passed House 7/16/2015 - Bill History
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Chamber/Committee Motion Date Result select this vote House On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 3 to H R 2898 7/16/2015 This motion DID NOT PASS the House 182 voted YES 236 voted NO 16 voted present/not votingselect this vote House On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 7 to H R 2898 7/16/2015 This motion PASSED the House 246 voted YES 172 voted NO 16 voted present/not votingselect this vote House On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 8 to H R 2898 7/16/2015 This motion DID NOT PASS the House 179 voted YES 242 voted NO 13 voted present/not votingselect this vote House On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H R 2898 Western Water and American Food Security Act 7/16/2015 This motion DID NOT PASS the House 183 voted YES 239 voted NO 12 voted present/not votingcurrently selected House On Passage: H R 2898 Western Water and American Food Security Act 7/16/2015 This bill PASSED the House 245 voted YES 176 voted NO 13 voted present/not votingselect this vote House On agreeing to the McClintock amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/16/2015 by voice vote select this vote House On agreeing to the McNerney amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/16/2015 by voice vote select this vote House On agreeing to the LaMalfa amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/16/2015 by voice vote select this vote House On agreeing to the Calvert amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/16/2015 by voice vote select this vote House On agreeing to the Costa amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/16/2015 by voice vote Action Date Description Introduced 6/25/2015 6/25/2015 Introduced in House 6/25/2015 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. 6/30/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. 7/08/2015 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. 7/09/2015 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Put on a legislative calendar 7/09/2015 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 12. 7/09/2015 Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Discharged. 7/13/2015 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-197, Part I. 7/13/2015 Committee on Agriculture discharged. Put on a legislative calendar 7/13/2015 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 146. 7/13/2015 UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO FILE SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT - Mr. Bishop (UT) asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Natural Resources be authorized to file a supplemental report on H.R. 2898. Agreed to without objection. 7/14/2015 Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Natural Resources, H. Rept. 114-197, Part II. 7/16/2015 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 362. 7/16/2015 The rule provide for consideration of the bills H.R. 2898 and H.R. 3038. The rule provides for 1 hour of general debate on both bills. The resolution makes in order further amendments printed in the report on H.R. 2898. For H.R. 3038, the resolution provides for consideration under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit with or without instructions on both bills. 7/16/2015 House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 362 and Rule XVIII. 7/16/2015 The Speaker designated the Honorable Randy Hultgren to act as Chairman of the Committee. 7/16/2015 GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2898. 7/16/2015 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 362, the Committee of the Whole proceed with 10 minutes of debate on the McClintock amendment No. 1. 7/16/2015 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 362, the Committee of the Whole proceed with 10 minutes of debate on the McNerney amendment No. 2. 7/16/2015 Debate - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 362, the Committee of the Whole proceed with 10 minutes of debate on the Garamendi amendment No. 3. 7/16/2015 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Garamendi amendment, put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Garamendi demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until later in the legislative day. 7/16/2015 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 362, the Committee of the Whole proceed with 10 minutes of debate on the LaMalfa amendment No. 4. 7/16/2015 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 362, the Committee of the Whole proceed with 10 minutes of debate on the Calvert amendment No. 5. 7/16/2015 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 362, the Committee of the Whole proceed with 10 minutes of debate on the Costa amendment No. 6. 7/16/2015 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 362, the Committee of the Whole proceed with 10 minutes of debate on the LaMalfa amendment No. 7. 7/16/2015 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the LaMalfa amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Huffman demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day. 7/16/2015 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 362, the Committee of the Whole proceed with 10 minutes of debate on the Grijalva amendment No. 8. 7/16/2015 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Grijalva amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Lummis demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day. 7/16/2015 The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2898. 7/16/2015 The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. 7/16/2015 The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. 7/16/2015 DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the motion to recommit. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the same back to the House with an amendment to ensure that there is an adequate supply of water for: (1) residential drinking that is not tainted with arsenic, salt nitrates from fertilizers, industrial chemicals or harmful algae; (2) fighting wildfires; and (3) honoring Tribal water rights. 7/16/2015 Mr. Bera moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Natural Resources. 7/16/2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 7/16/2015 The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 2898, including striking the instruction "line 20" and inserting "after line 19" in amendment number 7. 7/16/2015 7/16/2015 House amendment offered 7/16/2015 7/16/2015 House amendment offered 7/16/2015 7/16/2015 House amendment offered 7/16/2015 7/16/2015 House amendment offered 7/16/2015 7/16/2015 House amendment offered 7/16/2015 7/16/2015 House amendment offered 7/16/2015 7/16/2015 House amendment offered 7/16/2015 7/16/2015 House amendment offered select this vote Vote 7/16/2015 On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 3 to H R 2898 select this vote Vote 7/16/2015 On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 7 to H R 2898 select this vote Vote 7/16/2015 On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 8 to H R 2898 select this vote Vote 7/16/2015 On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H R 2898 Western Water and American Food Security Act currently selected House Vote on Passage 7/16/2015 On Passage: H R 2898 Western Water and American Food Security Act 7/16/2015 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. McClintock. 7/16/2015 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. McClintock. select this vote Vote 7/16/2015 On agreeing to the McClintock amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/16/2015 House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the McClintock amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/16/2015 Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole 7/16/2015 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. McNerney. 7/16/2015 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. McNerney. select this vote Vote 7/16/2015 On agreeing to the McNerney amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/16/2015 House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the McNerney amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/16/2015 Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole 7/16/2015 Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Garamendi. 7/16/2015 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Garamendi. 7/16/2015 Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. LaMalfa. 7/16/2015 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. LaMalfa. select this vote Vote 7/16/2015 On agreeing to the LaMalfa amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/16/2015 House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the LaMalfa amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/16/2015 Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole 7/16/2015 Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. Calvert. 7/16/2015 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. Calvert. select this vote Vote 7/16/2015 On agreeing to the Calvert amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/16/2015 House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the Calvert amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/16/2015 Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole 7/16/2015 Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Costa. 7/16/2015 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Costa. select this vote Vote 7/16/2015 On agreeing to the Costa amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/16/2015 House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the Costa amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/16/2015 Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole 7/16/2015 Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. LaMalfa. 7/16/2015 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. LaMalfa. 7/16/2015 Amendment (A008) offered by Mr. Grijalva. 7/16/2015 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A008) offered by Mr. Grijalva. 7/16/2015 Roll call votes on amendments in House 7/16/2015 Amendment failed in Committee of the Whole 7/16/2015 Roll call votes on amendments in House 7/16/2015 Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole 7/16/2015 Roll call votes on amendments in House 7/16/2015 Amendment failed in Committee of the Whole 7/21/2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 10/08/2015 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-381. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status select this vote H. Amdt. 664 McClintock, Tom [R-CA4] July 16, 2015 Passed by voice vote on July 16, 2015. Manager's amendment makes technical and clarifying changes to the bill.
select this vote H. Amdt. 665 McNerney, Jerry [D-CA9] July 16, 2015 Passed by voice vote on July 16, 2015. Amendment adds water hyacinth to the list of invasive species to be considered for the pilot project established under the bill.
H. Amdt. 666 Garamendi, John [D-CA3] July 16, 2015 Failed by voice vote on July 16, 2015. Amendment sought to direct the Secretaries to collaborate with the California Department of Water Resources to install a fish screen at the Delta Cross Channel Gates.
select this vote H. Amdt. 667 LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA1] July 16, 2015 Passed by voice vote on July 16, 2015. Amendment updates feasibility study completion requirements to align with a recently-signed MOU between the project stakeholders and the Bureau of Reclamation.
select this vote H. Amdt. 668 Calvert, Ken [R-CA42] July 16, 2015 Passed by voice vote on July 16, 2015. Amendment adds a seat to the 11-member Central Valley Project Restoration Fund board for a member representing a wildlife entity that primarily focuses on waterfowl.
select this vote H. Amdt. 669 Costa, Jim [D-CA16] July 16, 2015 Passed by voice vote on July 16, 2015. Amendment requires the Secretary of the Interior to publish an annual report detailing the instream flows released for the Central Valley Project and measured outcomes as a result of those flows.
H. Amdt. 670 LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA1] July 16, 2015 Passed by voice vote on July 16, 2015. Amendment provides contractors of a federal water project in California and Oregon with ESA applicant status, ensuring that contractors are properly informed of and may provide input to ESA consultations that may impact operations of the project.
H. Amdt. 671 Grijalva, Raúl [D-AZ3] July 16, 2015 Failed by voice vote on July 16, 2015. Amendment sought to fund water reclamation programs and water reuse projects so that the Bureau of Reclamation may investigate more opportunities to reclaim and reuse wastewater and naturally impaired ground and surface water in the 17 Western states and Hawaii.
Average contributions given to House members from interest groups that…
supported this bill
Vegetables, fruits and tree nut |
Food wholesalers |
Water Utilities |
Farm bureaus |
Farm organizations & cooperatives |
Energy, Natural Resources and Environment |
opposed this bill
Minority/Ethnic Groups |
Environmental policy |
Animal Rights |
Environmental services, equipment & consulting |
Fishing |
Recreation/Entertainment |
Native American Tribes |
Fisheries & wildlife |
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