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Search Results: keywords:"lower snake river dams"

H. R. 8156 — To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to Congress an updated report on the roles, responsibilities, and practices of the Council on Environmental Quality.
April 29, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:718
H.R. 8156 directs the Comptroller General of the United States to provide Congress with an updated report on the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). This report should include the CEQ's roles and responsibilities in a specific legal case related to the National Wildlife Federation, and...
Simple Explanation
Congress wants a special helper to check how another group is doing their job about the environment and if someone else can do it better. They also want to know who these people are talking to and their work history, and they need this in 120 days.
H. R. 7066 — To prohibit the use of Federal funds to allow or study the breach or alteration of the Lower Snake River dams or implement the Columbia Basin Restoration Initiative, and for other purposes.
January 22, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:403
H. R. 7066, known as the "Defending Against Manipulative Negotiators Act" or the "DAMN Act," seeks to prevent the use of federal funds for any activities related to the breach, alteration, or removal of the Lower Snake River dams in Washington State. It also prohibits federal funding for the...
Simple Explanation
H. R. 7066 is a bill that stops the government from spending money to change or remove some big dams on the Lower Snake River, and it also blocks money for a project to help the environment in the Columbia Basin, which is a big area where rivers meet.
H. R. 8157 — To prohibit the Secretary of the Army from carrying out certain spillage operations on the Lower Snake River dams, and for other purposes.
April 29, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:327
H. R. 8157 aims to restrict the Secretary of the Army from conducting spillage operations on the Lower Snake River dams in Washington unless these activities receive approval from both the Secretary and the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration. The bill...
Simple Explanation
The bill H. R. 8157 says that the Secretary of the Army cannot make water spill over certain big dams in the Lower Snake River without two important people giving the thumbs up. It also names which dams are part of this group.
H. RES. 1176 — Expressing disapproval of the Columbia Basin Restoration Initiative entered into by the Biden administration.
April 29, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:193
H. RES. 1176 is a resolution expressing the House of Representatives' disapproval of the Columbia Basin Restoration Initiative, which was initiated by the Biden administration. The resolution highlights the importance of the 4 Lower Snake River dams in the Pacific Northwest for clean energy...
Simple Explanation
In this resolution, some people in the government are unhappy with a plan made by President Biden because it might take down some big dams in the Pacific Northwest. They are worried because they think these dams are very important for things like making energy and moving stuff, and the plan might use money that hasn't been approved yet.

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