Ohio River Basin Preparedness Act

Bill: 116-hr-7426
Sponsor: Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2020-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality
Alabama
Atmospheric science and weather
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Dams and canals
Economic performance and conditions
Electric power generation and transmission
Emergency planning and evacuation
Federal-Indian relations
Floods and storm protection
Georgia
Government information and archives
Illinois
Indiana
Intergovernmental relations
Kentucky
Lakes and rivers
Mississippi
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Public utilities and utility rates
State and local government operations
Tennessee
Virginia
Water quality
Water storage
Water use and supply
Watersheds
West Virginia
Wetlands

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: 

Ohio River Basin Preparedness Act

 
This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to develop, implement, and publish an interagency plan for assisting states, Indian tribes, and communities in the Ohio River Basin to prepare for, and respond to, the effects of climate change.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2020-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Agriculture, and Natural Resources, 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.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Agriculture, and Natural Resources, 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.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Agriculture, and Natural Resources, 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.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Agriculture, and Natural Resources, 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.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Agriculture, and Natural Resources, 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.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Introduced in House