House bill · 110th Congress · Public Law 110-114
Water Resources Development Act of 2007
Became law on Nov 9, 2007.
Sponsor: Rep. James Oberstar D-MNWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 13, 2007
- Committee actionMar 15, 2007
- Passed HouseApr 19, 2007 · 394–25
- Passed SenateMay 16, 2007 · 91–4
- Resolving differencesJul 31, 2007
- To the PresidentOct 23, 2007
- Became lawNov 9, 2007
Latest action: Nov 9, 2007 — Became Public Law No: 110-114.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1495.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1495, Water Resources Development Act of 2007” on March 29, 2007. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on March 15, 2007</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 29, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18533
- CBO publication date
- March 29, 2007
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1495, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/1495
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ca34e45c880fd0e9b6aa5249bc5829511a914907ac09f97545ffffb3cfc52742
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1495, Water Resources Development Act of 2007” on March 29, 2007. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on March 15, 2007”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 29, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18533
- CBO publication date
- March 29, 2007
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1495, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/1495
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ca34e45c880fd0e9b6aa5249bc5829511a914907ac09f97545ffffb3cfc52742
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1495, Water Resources Development Act of 2007” on May 11, 2007. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the House of Representatives on April 19, 2007</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 11, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18645
- CBO publication date
- May 11, 2007
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1495, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/1495
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ca34e45c880fd0e9b6aa5249bc5829511a914907ac09f97545ffffb3cfc52742
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1495, Water Resources Development Act of 2007” on May 11, 2007. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the House of Representatives on April 19, 2007”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 11, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18645
- CBO publication date
- May 11, 2007
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1495, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/1495
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ca34e45c880fd0e9b6aa5249bc5829511a914907ac09f97545ffffb3cfc52742
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1495, Water Resources Development Act of 2007” on September 24, 2007. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill conference Report filed on July 31, 2007, and passed by the House of Representatives on August 1, 2007</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 24, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19164
- CBO publication date
- September 24, 2007
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1495, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/1495
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ca34e45c880fd0e9b6aa5249bc5829511a914907ac09f97545ffffb3cfc52742
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1495, Water Resources Development Act of 2007” on September 24, 2007. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill conference Report filed on July 31, 2007, and passed by the House of Representatives on August 1, 2007”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 24, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19164
- CBO publication date
- September 24, 2007
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1495, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/1495
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ca34e45c880fd0e9b6aa5249bc5829511a914907ac09f97545ffffb3cfc52742
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 110-80 ↗; H. Rept. 110-280 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on March 29, 2007.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 29, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/HRPT/80
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/HRPT/280 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1495, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/1495
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ca34e45c880fd0e9b6aa5249bc5829511a914907ac09f97545ffffb3cfc52742
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Congress.gov notePublic Law enacted over veto.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1495, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/1495
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ca34e45c880fd0e9b6aa5249bc5829511a914907ac09f97545ffffb3cfc52742
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1495, last updated April 7, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 27, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Richard Baker (R-LA), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), John Mica (R-FL).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.