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[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 112 (Tuesday, June 27, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. NEGUSE:H.R. 4385.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:Reauthorize the Bureau of Reclamation's emergency droughtpreparedness authorities.[Page H3152]
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- Drought Preparedness Act
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H.R. 4385, Drought Preparedness Act
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59854
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 8, 2023
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Water Resources Development
- Emergency planning and evacuation
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Water Resources Development
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Drought Preparedness Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991, which allows the Bureau of Reclamation to provide drought assistance to Hawaii or certain western states.
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Drought Preparedness Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991, which allows the Bureau of Reclamation to provide drought assistance to Hawaii or certain western states.
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Passed House
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Drought Preparedness Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991, which allows the Bureau of Reclamation to provide drought assistance to Hawaii or certain western states.
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Public Law
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Drought Preparedness Act
This act reauthorizes through FY2028 the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991, which allows the Bureau of Reclamation to provide drought assistance to Hawaii or certain western states.

Drought Preparedness Act
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Drought Preparedness Act
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To extend authorization of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991.
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Became Public Law No: 118-170.
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