Water Resources Development Act of 2018
This bill reauthorizes, deauthorizes, and modifies various projects under the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 and the National Dam Safety Program Act and provides for specified studies.
The bill extends the National Levee Safety Program and the National Dam Safety Program through FY2023.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers shall issue guidance on the use of mitigation banks (sites where resources such as wetlands or streams are restored, established, enhanced, or preserved to compensate for the impact of authorized activity) to meet specified goals.
Before developing implementation guidance for certain water resources development laws, the Corps of Engineers shall: (1) inform nonfederal stakeholders of the intent to develop guidance, and (2) provide an opportunity for such stakeholders to provide input and recommendations.
The Corps of Engineers shall enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to study: (1) the ability of the Corps to carry out its statutory missions and responsibilities, and (2) improving the Corps's project delivery processes.
The bill extends the nonfederal implementation pilot program through FY2023.
The Corps of Engineers must develop a list of water resources development projects to deauthorize.
A water resources development project, or separable element thereof, authorized by this bill is deauthorized after 10 years unless: (1) funds have been obligated for construction or a postauthorization study, or (2) the authorization has been modified by a subsequent Act of Congress.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
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| 2018-06-26 | Calendars | Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 488. | Senate |
| 2018-06-11 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate. | Senate |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | 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. 8. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Vote | On passage Passed by recorded vote: 408 - 2 (Roll no. 238). | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Vote | On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 180 - 227 (Roll no. 237). | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4844-4846) | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Velazquez motion to recommit with instructions, the Chair put the question on the motiont and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Velazquez demanded a the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to add the end of title I, a section entitled: Post-Hurricane Recovery and Resiliency. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | Ms. Velazquez moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. (text: CR H4843-4844) | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 8. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Moulton Amendment No. 53. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Paulsen Amendment No. 52. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Soto Amendment No. 51. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Costa Amendment No. 50. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Young (AK) Amendment No. 49. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Smith (MO) Amendment No. 48. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schrader Amendment No. 47. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Meeks Amendment No. 46. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Weber Amendment No. 45. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Culberson Amendment No. 44. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Olson Amendment No. 43. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lewis (MN) Amendment No. 42. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Shea-Porter Amendment No. 41. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Shea-Porter Amendment No. 40. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McMorris Rodgers Amendment No. 39. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Keating Amendment No. 38. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Blum Amendment No. 37. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bishop (GA) Amendment No. 36. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Joyce (OH) Amendment No. 35. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Keating Amendment No. 34. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Larsen (WA) Amendment No. 33. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ben Ray Lujan Amendment No. 32. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lance Amendment No. 31. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gonzalez-Colon Amendment No. 30. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rodney Daivs Amendment No. 29. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gibbs Amendment No. 27. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gonzalez-Colon (PR) Amendment No. 26. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Heck Amendment No. 25. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bost Amendment No. 24. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Babin Amendment No. 23. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Higgins (LA) Amendment No. 22. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jayapal Amendment No. 21. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schrader Amendment No. 20. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kelly (PA) Amendment No. 19. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pearce Amendment No. 18. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Mast Amendment No. 17. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Meadows Amendment No. 16. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Moore Amendment No. 15. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Nolan Amendment No. 14. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sanford Amendment No. 13. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Soto Amendment No. 12. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jayapal Amendment No. 11. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Krishnamoorthi Amendment No. 10. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Soto Amendment No. 9. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Esty Amendment No. 8. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Denham Amendment No. 7. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Royce Amendment No. 5. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Royce Amendment No. 4. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Soto Amendment No. 2. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gibbs Amendment No. 3. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4815-4844) | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 8 as unfinished business. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | Mr. Shuster moved that the Committee rise. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Shuster Part A Amendment No. 6. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 918, the Committee of the Whole proceeded 10 with minutes of debate on the Shuster Part A Amendment No. 1. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 8. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | The Speaker designated the Honorable Gary J. Palmer to act as Chairman of the Committee. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 918 and Rule XVIII. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. The resolution provides for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 3249 in addition to providing for consideration of H.R. 8 and H.R. 5895. Each measure will be debatable for 1 hour. For H.R. 8, the resolution makes in order only those amendments printed in part A of the report. For H.R. 5895, the resolution makes in order only those amendments printed in part B of the report. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-06 | Floor | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 918. (consideration: CR H4798-4815; text: CR H4804-4813) | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-01 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 548. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-01 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-708. | House floor actions |
| 2018-05-23 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2018-05-23 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2018-05-23 | Committee | Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged. | House committee actions |
| 2018-05-21 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House committee actions |
| 2018-05-18 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. | House floor actions |
| 2018-05-18 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |