To provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced in House

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 110-80.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 319 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1495 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Walden (OR) motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment inserting provisions on renewable hydroelectric power.

Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference.

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Natural Resources for consideration of secs. 2014, 2023, and 6009 of the House bill, and secs. 3023, 5008, and 5016 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Rahall, Napolitano, and McMorris Rodgers.

On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to by voice vote. (consideration: CR H8420)

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.

On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 381 - 40 (Roll no. 790).

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 597 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 1495 with 1 hour of general debate.

Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.

Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 81 - 12. Record Vote Number: 347.

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 394 - 25 (Roll no. 234).

Rule H. Res. 597 passed House.

Passed House over veto: Two-thirds of the Members present having voted in the affirmative the bill is passed, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding. Passed by the Yeas and Nays (2/3 required): 361 - 54 (Roll No. 1040).(consideration: CR H12788-12798)