House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law

Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act

H.R. 1837Introduced May 11, 2011Policy area: Water Resources Development

Where it went

IntroducedMay 11, 2011
Committee actionFeb 16, 2012
Passed HouseFeb 29, 2012 · 246–175
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Mar 5, 2012 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 332.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1837.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act” on February 27, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on February 16, 2012”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 27, 2012 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43022
CBO publication date
February 27, 2012
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1837, 112th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-403 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on February 28, 2012.
Source: Congress.gov, reported February 28, 2012 ↗
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H.R. 1837, 112th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NUNES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3219):
Clauses 1, 3, and 18 of section 8 and clause 7 of section 9 of article I, of the Constitution of the United States.
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H.R. 1837, 112th Congress
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Vote results

9 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 1837. The vote that moved the bill is first.

1HOUSE · FEB 29, 2012

Passed the House

246–175PASSED

R 236–1 D 10–174

On Passage · roll 91 · 1 present · 11 not voting

Procedural votes (8) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (8 House). Tap to show.

Mostly votes on amendments (7 of 8). They came during the House’s run of votes on Feb 29. Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.

Amendment 2 to H.R. 1837
On agreeing to the amendment
House · Feb 29, 2012 · roll 83
R 2–231 D 176–8
178–239Failed
Amendment 3 to H.R. 1837
On agreeing to the amendment
House · Feb 29, 2012 · roll 84
R 1–236 D 177–6
178–242Failed
Amendment 4 to H.R. 1837
On agreeing to the amendment
House · Feb 29, 2012 · roll 85
R 1–234 D 176–9
177–243Failed
Amendment 5 to H.R. 1837
On agreeing to the amendment
House · Feb 29, 2012 · roll 86
R 2–236 D 179–7
181–243Failed
Amendment 6 to H.R. 1837
On agreeing to the amendment
House · Feb 29, 2012 · roll 87
R 1–237 D 173–13
174–250Failed
Amendment 7 to H.R. 1837
On agreeing to the amendment
House · Feb 29, 2012 · roll 88
R 0–239 D 178–8
178–247Failed
Amendment 8 to H.R. 1837
On agreeing to the amendment
House · Feb 29, 2012 · roll 89
R 1–236 D 179–8
180–244Failed
Send the bill back to committee
Motion to recommit with instructions
House · Feb 29, 2012 · roll 90
R 0–239 D 178–9
178–248Failed

Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 9 of 9 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.

Cosponsors

2 cosponsors — 2 Republicans

0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Jeff Denham (R-CA), Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Devin Nunes.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-21 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.