3.0.0 4970 2026-07-17T11:31:51Z 2026-07-17T11:31:51Z House H HR 2025-08-15 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4970 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 138 (Friday, August 15, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LaMALFA:H.R. 4970.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 14[Page H3699]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee Hearings By (subcommittee) 2025-09-03T13:20:38Z Referred to 2025-08-29T20:24:16Z Referred To 2025-08-15T16:01:50Z 2026-07-16 11:22:55 ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Gallagher asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 4970, a bill originally introduced by Representative LaMalfa, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2025-09-03 hsii13 Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held Committee 2025-08-29 hsii13 Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries. Committee 2025-08-15 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2025-08-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-08-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 N Water Resources Development California 2025-09-29T13:56:19Z Water resources funding 2025-09-29T13:56:29Z Water use and supply 2025-09-29T13:56:24Z Water Resources Development 2025-09-12T19:53:00Z Orland Project Water Management Act Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Orland Project Water Management Act 2025-08-19T04:38:19Z Introduced in House IH Display Title 45 Orland Project Water Management Act 2025-08-19T04:38:19Z Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 to facilitate the transfer of water from the Orland Project to the Central Valley Project. 2025-08-19T04:33:16Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2025-08-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr4970ih/xml/BILLS-119hr4970ih.xml 2026-07-16 ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Gallagher asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 4970, a bill originally introduced by Representative LaMalfa, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. 11:22:55 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.