HR 5770 118th Congress

Water Monitoring and Tracking Essential Resources (WATER) Data Improvement Act

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Became Public Law No: 118-174.

Summary

Water Monitoring and Tracking Essential Resources (WATER) Data Improvement Act This act reauthorizes through FY2028 the following initiatives of the United States Geological Survey (USGS): (1) Federal Priority Streamgage program (previously known as the National Streamflow Information Program); (2) groundwater monitoring program, including the National Groundwater Monitoring Network; and (3) grants for water estimation, measurement, and monitoring technologies and methodologies. The act also modifies the Federal Priority Streamgage program, which measures and tracks the amount of water in nationally significant watersheds and provides information about those watersheds and their conditions, such as floods and droughts. Currently, the USGS must ensure that all streamgages are equipped with water-quality sensors. The act requires that those sensors are precipitation water-quality sensors. The act also requires each streamgage site to conform with the federal needs established through regular solicitation and feedback, such as that documented in the report titled Re-prioritization of the U.S. Geological Survey Federal Priority streamgage program, 2022.

Water Data Improvement Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 the United States Geological Survey's (1) Federal Priority Streamgage network—previously known as the National Streamflow Information Program—that tracks the amount of water in streams and rivers; (2) groundwater monitoring program, including the National Groundwater Monitoring Network; and (3) grants for water estimation, measurement, and monitoring technologies and methodologies.

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2024-12-23T00:00:00

Became Public Law No: 118-174.

2024-12-23T00:00:00

Became Public Law No: 118-174.

2024-12-23T00:00:00

Signed by President.

2024-12-23T00:00:00

Signed by President.

2024-12-23T00:00:00

Presented to President.

2024-12-23T00:00:00

Presented to President.

2024-12-18T00:00:00

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

2024-12-18T00:00:00

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7133)

2024-12-18T00:00:00

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

2024-12-18T00:00:00

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.

2024-12-18T00:00:00

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.

2024-09-11T00:00:00

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.

2024-07-09T00:00:00

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

2024-07-08T00:00:00

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

2024-07-08T00:00:00

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4466)

2024-07-08T00:00:00

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4466)

2024-07-08T00:00:00

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5770.

2024-07-08T00:00:00

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4466-4467)

2024-07-08T00:00:00

Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

2024-06-27T00:00:00

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 468.

2024-06-27T00:00:00

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-566.

2024-06-27T00:00:00

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-566.

2024-01-17T00:00:00

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

2024-01-17T00:00:00

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

2024-01-17T00:00:00

Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Discharged

2023-11-14T00:00:00

Subcommittee Hearings Held

2023-11-09T00:00:00

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.

2023-09-27T00:00:00

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

2023-09-27T00:00:00

Introduced in House

2023-09-27T00:00:00

Introduced in House

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