HR-221 : Still Just a Bill

Hydrographic Services Improvement Amendments Act

This bill reauthorizes the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 from FY2018-FY2022.

The Governmental Accountability Office must compare the unit costs of hydrographic surveys conducted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to the unit costs of procuring the surveys.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2018-06-26CalendarsReceived in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 487.Senate
2018-06-25FloorMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.House floor actions
2018-06-25FloorOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5590-5591)House floor actions
2018-06-25FloorDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 221.House floor actions
2018-06-25FloorConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5590-5591)House floor actions
2018-06-25FloorMr. Young (AK) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.House floor actions
2018-06-12CalendarsPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 571.House floor actions
2018-06-12CommitteeReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-736.House floor actions
2018-05-08CommitteeOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.House committee actions
2018-05-08CommitteeCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.House committee actions
2018-05-08CommitteeSubcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Discharged.House committee actions
2017-11-02CommitteeSubcommittee Hearings Held.House committee actions
2017-02-10CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.House committee actions
2017-01-03IntroReferralReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.House floor actions
2017-01-03IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Sponsor :

Don Young [R] (AK-0)
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Policy Area :

Public Lands and Natural Resources
See Subjects
  • Arctic and polar regions
  • Congressional oversight
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Hydrology and hydrography
  • Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
  • Navigation, waterways, harbors
  • Arctic Ocean
  • Department of Commerce

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