A bill to modify the New Melones Dam and Reservoir project, California.
Latest action. Measure passed Senate, amended.
(Measure passed Senate, amended) Modifies the New Melones Dam and Reservoir project, California, to authorize appropriations for archaeological research and recovery operations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, through the Chief of Engineers, to design and construct: (1) navigation improvements at Kodiak Harbor, Alaska; and (2) flood control measures on the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River in Kentucky and Virginia, the Cumberland River in Kentucky, and the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River in West Virginia. States that the Congress finds that the benefits exceed the costs of the flood control measures authorized by this Act.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Passed Senate amended" stage on January 29, 1980. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
2 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on January 29, 1980: Measure passed Senate, amended.
- Agreement between the chambers on identical text, if the versions they passed differ
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 2 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
HAROLD JOHNSON (D-CA) introduced it on November 13, 1979. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on November 13, 1979, 17150 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 17073 days ago, on January 29, 1980.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- HousePassed
- SenatePassed
- PresidentOn the President's desk