A bill to authorize the establishment of the Atlantic Wetlands Research Center.
Latest action. Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish an Atlantic Wetlands Research Center for the purpose of promoting responsible land use planning and development of management criteria to protect, maintain, and increase the productivity of wetlands which are of particular importance in maintaining the Atlantic flyway waterfowl population. Directs the Secretary to establish, administer, and conduct such programs of investigation and research, and undertake such pilot projects for management of wetlands, and develop and demonstrate such techniques, as he determines necessary in order to maintain or increase the biological productivity of the principal migratory bird habitats of the Atlantic flyway. Directs the Secretary to establish an Advisory Council of no more than seven members to represent the views of the principal agencies, organizations, and institutions concerned with the preservation, perpetuation, and management of wetland resources for migratory birds in the Atlantic flyway and to advise him with respect thereto. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on May 14, 1974. 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 May 14, 1974: Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the Senate
- Passage by the House
- 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 93rd Congress (1973-74), 651 of the 23,396 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 2.8 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?
WILLIAM HATHAWAY (D-ME) introduced it on May 14, 1974, 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 May 14, 1974, 19112 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 19112 days ago, on May 14, 1974.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 93rd Congress has not finished by January 3, 1975 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
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers