To prohibit the use of Federal funds to allow or study the breach or alteration of the Lower Snake River dams, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To prohibit the use of Federal funds to allow or study the breach or alteration of the Lower Snake River dams, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Defense, Immigration.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HFC0333EF34C04BA3B1F1F4229CC7F235: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defending our Dams Act.
- Section HAC7FEBB7FD6745FAA973BC1921641270: 2. Lower Snake River dams No Federal funds may be used to allow, lead to, or study the breach or functional alteration of, including study of power, flood...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To prohibit the use of Federal funds to allow or study the breach or alteration of the Lower Snake River dams, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Defense, Immigration
Primary Purpose
This bill, To prohibit the use of Federal funds to allow or study the breach or alteration of the Lower Snake River dams, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Newhouse (for himself, Mr. Baumgartner, Mr. Fulcher, and Mr. …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
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