A concurrent resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, commonly known as the "Clean Water Act".
Latest action. Star Print ordered on the concurrent resolutionA measure (H.Con.Res. or S.Con.Res.) that both chambers pass but the President never signs. It settles Congress's internal business and carries no force of law.Read the full definition (opens a new tab).
This concurrent resolution commemorates the 50th anniversary of the enactment of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, commonly known as the Clean Water 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 September 29, 2022. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Star Print ordered on the concurrent resolution.
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Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
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The record's latest action, on November 28, 2022: Star Print ordered on the concurrent resolution.
What is a concurrent resolution, exactly?
A concurrent resolution is how the two chambers agree on something between themselves, such as a budget framework or the date they adjourn. Both chambers adopt it, the President plays no part, and it does not carry the force of law.
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?
Thomas Carper (D-DE) introduced it on September 29, 2022, and 11 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They are 10 Democrats, 1 independent.
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 September 29, 2022, 1442 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 1382 days ago, on November 28, 2022.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 117th Congress has not finished by January 3, 2023 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
That deadline applies to this measure too, even though it was never headed for the President's desk.
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Vote history
- SenateStar Print ordered on the concurrent resolution.
- HouseNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action