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ENS Federal Report for September 21, 2018

ENS Federal Report – September 21, 2018   View Report on ENS Website   Share   Tweet   Link   Forward     Senate Passes Second FY 2019 Minibus The Senate continued to make progress, advancing fiscal year 2019 spending bills before the October 1 deadline.  The Senate overwhelmingly passed, 93-7, the second minibus (H.R. […]

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CASA Connects for July 24, 2018

Conference News  CASA Conference Features 2018 US Water Prize Winner Announcing more exciting news for this year’s Annual Conference in Monterey! We will hear from Ted Henifin, general manager of Hampton Roads Sanitation District. Hampton Roads is the public sector winner of this year’s U.S. Water Prize, awarded earlier this month as part of the […]

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ENS Federal Report

ENS Federal Report – July 20, 2018 View Report on ENS Website Share Tweet Link Forward House Approves USEPA Spending Bill on almost Party Line Vote In an unusual vote, the House of Representatives generally voted along party lines to approve the second “minibus” spending bill H.R. 6147.  H.R. 6147 packages budgets for the U.S. Environmental […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 8, 2015
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Kevin McCarthy Drops Out of House Speaker Race

Kevin McCarthy Drops Out of House Speaker Race By JENNIFER STEINHAUER WASHINGTON — Representative Kevin McCarthy on Thursday abruptly took himself out of the race to succeed John A. Boehner as House speaker, apparently undone by the same forces that drove Mr. Boehner to resign. Mr. McCarthy’s candidacy was damaged when he suggested in an […]

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House Appropriations Committee – Energy and Water Appropriations

The House Appropriations Committee released the draft bill for Energy and Water Appropriations.  The Subcommittee markup will take place tomorrow.  At this point, we do not know how much money is going to O&M Navigation. The Bill provides $5.6 Billion for the Corps, of which $2.4 Billion is for all navigation investigations, construction and Operations […]

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Appropriations Subcommittee Vice Chairs Named

Appropriations Subcommittee Vice Chairs Named  Washington, Apr 8 – House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers today announced the Republican Members who will serve as Vice Chairs of the 12 Appropriations subcommittees for the 114th Congress. These Members will serve as Chair of the subcommittee in the absence of the Chairperson, and assist them in official Committee duties. […]

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  • onJanuary 14, 2015
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House Natural Resources Committee Announces New Subcommittee Alignment

  National Water Resources Association   For Immediate ReleaseJanuary 13, 2014 Media Contact National Water Resources Association Ian Lyle – NWRA Director of Federal Affairs 202-698-0693   House Natural Resources Committee Announces New Subcommittee Alignment Today, Congressman Rob Bishop, Chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources, announced the realignment of several Subcommittees jurisdiction.  Under this realignment […]

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