House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Securing Access for the central Valley and Enhancing (SAVE) Water Resources Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 2, 2019
- Committee actionMar 11, 2020
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 11, 2020 — Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 12.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2473.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HARDER of California, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 72, May 2, 2019, Page H3441):U.S. Const. art. I, sec. 8, cl. 3 To regu1ate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian tribes; U.S. Cont. art. IV, sec. 3, cl. 2, sen. a The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rule and Regulations respecting the Territory of other Property belonging to the United States;Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 2, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 337 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2473, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2473
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
7 cosponsors — 7 Democrats
0 of 7 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ami Bera (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Tj Cox (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Jerry McNerney (D-CA), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Josh Harder.
- H.R. 3399 (116th) To amend the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 to include California in the program, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 4356 (116th) Protecting Families of Fallen Servicemembers Act
- H.R. 5610 (116th) Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act
- H.R. 3400 (116th) ENLIST Act
- H.R. 3510 (116th) Water Resources Research Amendments Act
- H.R. 5236 (116th) Youth Workforce Readiness Act of 2019
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.