Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015

Action history

1. 2015-10-08Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-381.
2. 2015-07-21Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
3. 2015-07-16The 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. 2898, including striking the instruction "line 20" and inserting "after line 19" in amendment number 7.
4. 2015-07-16Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 245 - 176 (Roll no. 447).
5. 2015-07-16Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
6. 2015-07-16On passage Passed by recorded vote: 245 - 176 (Roll no. 447).
7. 2015-07-16On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 183 - 239 (Roll no. 446).
8. 2015-07-16DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the motion to recommit. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the same back to the House with an amendment to ensure that there is an adequate supply of water for: (1) residential drinking that is not tainted with arsenic, salt nitrates from fertilizers, industrial chemicals or harmful algae; (2) fighting wildfires; and (3) honoring Tribal water rights.
9. 2015-07-16Mr. Bera moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Natural Resources.
10. 2015-07-16The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
11. 2015-07-16The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
12. 2015-07-16The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2898.
13. 2015-07-16POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Grijalva amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Lummis demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
14. 2015-07-16DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 362, the Committee of the Whole proceed with 10 minutes of debate on the Grijalva amendment No. 8.
15. 2015-07-16POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the LaMalfa amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Huffman demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
16. 2015-07-16DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 362, the Committee of the Whole proceed with 10 minutes of debate on the LaMalfa amendment No. 7.
17. 2015-07-16DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 362, the Committee of the Whole proceed with 10 minutes of debate on the Costa amendment No. 6.
18. 2015-07-16DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 362, the Committee of the Whole proceed with 10 minutes of debate on the Calvert amendment No. 5.
19. 2015-07-16DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 362, the Committee of the Whole proceed with 10 minutes of debate on the LaMalfa amendment No. 4.
20. 2015-07-16POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Garamendi amendment, put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Garamendi demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until later in the legislative day.
21. 2015-07-16Debate - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 362, the Committee of the Whole proceed with 10 minutes of debate on the Garamendi amendment No. 3.
22. 2015-07-16DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 362, the Committee of the Whole proceed with 10 minutes of debate on the McNerney amendment No. 2.
23. 2015-07-16DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 362, the Committee of the Whole proceed with 10 minutes of debate on the McClintock amendment No. 1.
24. 2015-07-16GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2898.
25. 2015-07-16The Speaker designated the Honorable Randy Hultgren to act as Chairman of the Committee.