Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act

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Passed the Senate without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 116th Congress ended.

R McSallySponsor

13 cosponsors · 8 D, 5 R

13 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Senate Introduced Apr 8, 2019
Senate Passed Apr 8, 2019

This bill requires the Department of the Interior to carry out the Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan which was submitted to Congress on March 19, 2019, by Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Interior must execute the plan without delay and operate applicable Colorado River System reservoirs accordingly.

What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate · Apr 8, 2019

Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act

Latest action (Apr 9, 2019): Held at the desk.

Policy area: Water Resources Development · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Apr 8, 2019

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

Senate Introduced Apr 8, 2019
Senate Passed Apr 8, 2019

No recorded floor vote found.