A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating a segment of the American River in California as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a specified segment of the American River in California as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Specifies that such river shall be designated as a recreational river and administered by the State of California, the county of Sacramento, and the city of Sacramento. Declares that nothing in this Act shall prevent, prohibit, or otherwise affect the operation and maintenance of flood control works associated with such segment. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make funds available to the State, or to the city and county, for the acquisition of lands or interests in land in any area within the river corridor designated by this Act. Requires the State or local authorities, or both, in order to receive such funds, to provide assurances that other areas within the river corridor will be adequately protected through other State and local action.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on July 1, 1980. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on July 1, 1980: Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- 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: 4 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?
ROBERT MATSUI (D-CA) introduced it on July 1, 1980, and 1 member has since signed on as a cosponsor.
They are 1 Democrat.
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 July 1, 1980, 16875 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16875 days ago, on July 1, 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.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers