Senate bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law

Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2015

S. 653Introduced Mar 4, 2015Policy area: Water Resources Development

Sponsor: Sen. Ben Cardin D-MD

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 4, 2015
Committee actionApr 29, 2015
Passed SenateJun 9, 2015 · by unanimous consent
Passed House—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jun 11, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 653.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 653, Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2015” on May 6, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on April 29, 2015”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 6, 2015 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50162
CBO publication date
May 6, 2015
Congress.gov bill record
S. 653, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/653
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 114-48 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Environment and Public Works Committee on May 18, 2015.
Source: Congress.gov, reported May 18, 2015 ↗
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/SRPT/48
Congress.gov bill record
S. 653, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/653
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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

1 cosponsor — 1 Republican

1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.

John Boozman (R-AR).

More from the sponsor

Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Ben Cardin.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland in Congress

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Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.