118th Congress · HOUSE BILLENACTED

H.R. 5770Water Monitoring and Tracking Essential Resources (WATER) Data Improvement Act

To reauthorize certain United States Geological Survey water data enhancement programs.

Water resources development
Introduced Sep 27, 2023
Last action Dec 23, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Sep 27, 2023
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Referred
Nov 9, 2023
Natural Resources · Energy and Natural Resources
Step 3
Committee
Jan 17, 2024
Reported out
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House floor
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Senate
Dec 18, 2024
Passed Senate
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
Dec 23, 2024
SummaryCRS Summary

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 streamga...

Provisions · 2 sectionsEnrolled
Timeline · 22 actions
Dec 23, 2024
Presented to President.
Dec 23, 2024
Signed by President.
Dec 23, 2024
Became Public Law No: 118-174.
Dec 18, 2024
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 18, 2024
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 18, 2024
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 11, 2024
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.
Jul 9, 2024
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jul 8, 2024
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 8, 2024
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Jul 8, 2024
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5770.
Jul 8, 2024
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Jul 8, 2024
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 27, 2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-566.
Jun 27, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 468.
Jan 17, 2024
Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Discharged
Jan 17, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jan 17, 2024
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 14, 2023
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Nov 9, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
Sep 27, 2023
Introduced in House
Sep 27, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.