3.0.0 7131 2023-08-20T20:45:17Z 2023-08-20T20:45:17Z House HR 2022-03-17 117 [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 48 (Thursday, March 17, 2022)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. KAPTUR:H.R. 7131.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clause 1 (Taxing and Spending Clause)Article I, Section 8, clause 3 (Commerce Clause)Article I, Section 8, clause 18 (Necessary and ProperClause)[Page H3828]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2022-03-18T16:08:13Z hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2022-03-18T16:08:00Z Referred to 2022-03-17T14:05:15Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2022-03-17T14:05:20Z 2022-03-31 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4011-4012) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2022-03-18 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2022-03-18 hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Committee 2022-03-17 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2022-03-17 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2022-03-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2022-03-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 N D000624 Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] Debbie Dingell D MI 12 2022-03-17 True R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2022-03-17 True T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2022-03-17 True M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2022-03-17 True K000380 Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5] Daniel Kildee D MI T. 5 2022-03-17 True S001190 Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] Bradley Schneider D IL Scott 10 2022-03-17 True M001206 Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] Joseph Morelle D NY D. 25 2022-03-17 True S001215 Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] Haley Stevens D MI M. 11 2022-03-17 True L000581 Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] Brenda Lawrence D MI L. 14 2022-04-06 False M001214 Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] Frank Mrvan D IN J. 1 2022-05-16 False B001313 Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] Shontel Brown D OH M. 11 2022-05-16 False Environmental Protection Environmental Protection 00 2022-03-17 Introduced in House 2023-08-20T20:36:36Z Great Lakes Authority Act of 2022

This bill establishes the Great Lakes Authority to

  • promote economic development and job creation;
  • restore and protect fresh water;
  • foster innovation to strengthen and expand manufacturing;
  • promote cleaner and more sustainable power production;
  • establish and administer funding mechanisms to finance clean energy, green infrastructure, water infrastructure, wastewater infrastructure, and broadband infrastructure projects in the region;
  • create a regional development plan;
  • promote affordable access to energy and broadband services in the region;
  • provide technical assistance to entities receiving financial assistance from the authority; and
  • select a location for the National Energy Recycling and Conservation Laboratory established by this bill.

The authority must be composed of (1) a chairperson appointed by the President; and (2) one member from each of the following states: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

]]> Great Lakes Authority Act of 2022 Display Title Great Lakes Authority Act of 2022 Official Title as Introduced To promote economic growth and recovery throughout the Great Lakes region, to restore and to protect America's principal source of fresh water, which holds twenty percent of the world's freshwater, making it the largest system in the world, to foster innovation and to advance world-class workforce, education, training, and adjustment institutions for better jobs in the Great Lakes region, to strengthen and to expand the core U.S. manufacturing and industrial base, and the required energy systems to sustain and to power production, and to work with the Federal Government and provinces of Canada on our mutual Great Lakes challenges including the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Great Lakes Authority Act of 2022 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr7131ih/xml/BILLS-117hr7131ih.xml 2022-03-31 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4011-4012) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.