H.R. 7938 · 118th Congress

Klamath Basin Water Agreement Support Act of 2024

Introduced on Apr 11, 2024 by Cliff Bentz (R-OR-2). Became Public Law 118-246.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 118-246
Introduced
Apr 11, 2024
Cosponsors
0
Policy area
Water Resources Development
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

To amend the Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000 to provide the Secretary of the Interior with certain authorities with respect to projects affecting the Klamath Basin watershed, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • California
  • Congressional oversight
  • Electric power generation and transmission
  • Fishes
  • Industrial facilities
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Lakes and rivers
  • Land transfers
  • Oregon
  • State and local government operations
  • Water use and supply
  • Watersheds

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Cliff BentzR-OR-2Sponsor

No cosponsors.

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Apr 11, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Apr 11, 2024Introduced in House
  3. Apr 11, 2024 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. May 21, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
  5. May 22, 2024 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held
  6. Nov 20, 2024 · HouseSubcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Discharged
  7. Nov 20, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Nov 20, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
  9. Dec 10, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-847.
  10. Dec 10, 2024 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-847.
  11. Dec 10, 2024 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 692.
  12. Dec 17, 2024 · HouseMr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  13. Dec 17, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7265-7266)
  14. Dec 17, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7938.
  15. Dec 17, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7265)
  16. Dec 17, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7265)
  17. Dec 17, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Dec 18, 2024 · SenateReceived in the Senate, read twice.
  19. Dec 19, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  20. Dec 19, 2024 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7214-7215)
  21. Dec 20, 2024 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  22. Dec 27, 2024Presented to President.
  23. Dec 27, 2024 · HousePresented to President.
  24. Jan 4, 2025Signed by President.
  25. Jan 4, 2025Signed by President.
  26. Jan 4, 2025Became Public Law No: 118-246.
  27. Jan 4, 2025Became Public Law No: 118-246.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS4 reports
    $651.6K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS$5,280 in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. Klamath Water Users Association3 reports
    $47K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.