Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act
Public Law 113-136 · H.R. 876 · 113th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Barack Obama (D) on Jul 25, 2014 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID-2)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 398 yea, 0 nay398–0
- SenateUnanimous consent
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to issue a special use authorization for the continued operation and reconstruction of a water storage, transport, or diversion facility located on National Forest System land in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in Idaho if:
• the facility was in existence on the date on which it was designated as part of the National Wilderness Preservation System;
• the facility has been in continuous use to deliver water for beneficial use on the owner's non-federal land;
• the owner holds a valid water right under state law that predates the designation; and
• relocating the facility is not practicable or feasible.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 113th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 398 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
398 yea0 nay36 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(187)
Rep. Jan SchakowskyD-IL-9
Rep. Jim McGovernD-MA-2
Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7
Rep. Donna EdwardsD-MD-4
Rep. Yvette ClarkeD-NY-9
Rep. Mark PocanD-WI-2
Rep. Nydia VelázquezD-NY-7
Rep. Rush HoltD-NJ-12
Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-6
Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
Rep. Karen BassD-CA-37
Rep. Maxine WatersD-CA-43
Rep. Judy ChuD-CA-27
Rep. Keith EllisonD-MN-5
Rep. Michael CapuanoD-MA-7
Rep. Gwen MooreD-WI-4
Rep. John SarbanesD-MD-3
Rep. Alcee HastingsD-FL-20
Rep. Eddie JohnsonD-TX-30
Rep. Jerrold NadlerD-NY-10
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-13
Rep. José SerranoD-NY-15
Rep. Raúl GrijalvaD-AZ-3
Rep. Xavier BecerraD-CA-34
Rep. Robert BradyD-PA-1
Rep. Bennie ThompsonD-MS-2
Rep. Mike HondaD-CA-17
Rep. Hakeem JeffriesD-NY-8
Rep. Kathy CastorD-FL-14
Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10
Rep. Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-40
Rep. Elijah CummingsD-MD-7
Rep. Hank JohnsonD-GA-4
Rep. Grace NapolitanoD-CA-32
Rep. Alan LowenthalD-CA-47
Rep. Joe CrowleyD-NY-14
Rep. Linda SánchezD-CA-38
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-33
Rep. Mark TakanoD-CA-41
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-25
Rep. Frederica WilsonD-FL-24
Rep. Nancy PelosiD-CA-12
Rep. Mel WattD-NC-12
Rep. Robin KellyD-IL-2
Rep. Sheila Jackson LeeD-TX-18
Rep. Chris Van HollenD-MD-8
Rep. Joyce BeattyD-OH-3
Rep. Danny DavisD-IL-7
Rep. Bobby RushD-IL-1
Rep. Chaka FattahD-PA-2
Rep. Doris MatsuiD-CA-6
Rep. Jim ClyburnD-SC-6
Rep. Sam FarrD-CA-20
Rep. Debbie Wasserman SchultzD-FL-23
Rep. Joseph KennedyD-MA-4
Rep. Steve CohenD-TN-9
Rep. Gregory MeeksD-NY-5
Rep. Michael DoyleD-PA-14
Rep. Richard NealD-MA-1
Rep. Albio SiresD-NJ-8
Rep. Matt CartwrightD-PA-17
Rep. Al GreenD-TX-9
Rep. Earl BlumenauerD-OR-3
Rep. Chellie PingreeD-ME-1
Rep. Corrine BrownD-FL-5
Rep. Gloria Negrete McLeodD-CA-35
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. Jared HuffmanD-CA-2
Rep. Paul TonkoD-NY-20
Rep. Janice HahnD-CA-44
Rep. Marc VeaseyD-TX-33
Rep. G.K. ButterfieldD-NC-1
Rep. Niki TsongasD-MA-3
Rep. Lois FrankelD-FL-22
Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3
Rep. Jackie SpeierD-CA-14
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-9
Rep. Wm. ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Ted DeutchD-FL-21
Rep. Emanuel CleaverD-MO-5
Rep. Peter WelchD-VT
Rep. Bobby ScottD-VA-3
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-13
Rep. Rob AndrewsD-NJ-1
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4
Rep. Daniel KildeeD-MI-5
Rep. André CarsonD-IN-7
Rep. David CicillineD-RI-1
Rep. John YarmuthD-KY-3
Rep. Terri SewellD-AL-7
Rep. Eliot EngelD-NY-16
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
Rep. Bill PascrellD-NJ-9
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1
Rep. Diana DeGetteD-CO-1
Rep. Alan GraysonD-FL-9
Rep. Mike ThompsonD-CA-5
Rep. Suzanne BonamiciD-OR-1
Rep. Jim LangevinD-RI-2
Rep. Adam SchiffD-CA-28
Rep. John LarsonD-CT-1
Rep. Susan DavisD-CA-53
Rep. Joaquin CastroD-TX-20
Rep. Allyson SchwartzD-PA-13
Rep. Brian HigginsD-NY-26
Rep. Tim RyanD-OH-13
Rep. Ben LujánD-NM-3
Rep. Juan VargasD-CA-51
Rep. Steve IsraelD-NY-3
Rep. Grace MengD-NY-6
Rep. Lloyd DoggettD-TX-35
Rep. Adam SmithD-WA-9
Rep. Anna EshooD-CA-18
Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-17
Rep. Eric SwalwellD-CA-15
Rep. Rubén HinojosaD-TX-15
Rep. Beto O’RourkeD-TX-16
Rep. John TierneyD-MA-6
Rep. Betty McCollumD-MN-4
Rep. Colleen HanabusaD-HI-1
Rep. Lois CappsD-CA-24
Rep. Zoe LofgrenD-CA-19
Rep. Peter DeFazioD-OR-4
Rep. Steven HorsfordD-NV-4
Rep. Gerald ConnollyD-VA-11
Rep. David ScottD-GA-13
Rep. Mike QuigleyD-IL-5
Rep. Timothy BishopD-NY-1
Rep. Dina TitusD-NV-1
Rep. Loretta SanchezD-CA-46
Rep. Jim MoranD-VA-8
Rep. Richard NolanD-MN-8
Rep. Denny HeckD-WA-10
Rep. Brad ShermanD-CA-30
Rep. William KeatingD-MA-9
Rep. Michelle Lujan GrishamD-NM-1
Rep. A. Dutch RuppersbergerD-MD-2
Rep. Stephen LynchD-MA-8
Rep. Jerry McNerneyD-CA-9
Rep. Carol Shea-PorterD-NH-1
Rep. Elizabeth EstyD-CT-5
Rep. Sanford BishopD-GA-2
Rep. Derek KilmerD-WA-6
Rep. Gene GreenD-TX-29
Rep. John CarneyD-DE
Rep. Michael MichaudD-ME-2
Rep. Filemon VelaD-TX-34
Rep. John DelaneyD-MD-6
Rep. Ed PerlmutterD-CO-7
Rep. Jim HimesD-CT-4
Rep. Tammy DuckworthD-IL-8
Rep. John GaramendiD-CA-3
Rep. Julia BrownleyD-CA-26
Rep. Tulsi GabbardD-HI-2
Rep. Ann KusterD-NH-2
Rep. Suzan DelBeneD-WA-1
Rep. Timothy WalzD-MN-1
Rep. Ann KirkpatrickD-AZ-1
Rep. Bruce BraleyD-IA-1
Rep. Jared PolisD-CO-2
Rep. William EnyartD-IL-12
Rep. Bill FosterD-IL-11
Rep. Henry CuellarD-TX-28
Rep. David LoebsackD-IA-2
Rep. Gary PetersD-MI-14
Rep. Jim CooperD-TN-5
Rep. Cheri BustosD-IL-17
Rep. Pete GallegoD-TX-23
Rep. Daniel LipinskiD-IL-3
Rep. Ami BeraD-CA-7
Rep. Joe GarciaD-FL-26
Rep. Raul RuizD-CA-36
Rep. Sean MaloneyD-NY-18
Rep. Brad SchneiderD-IL-10
Rep. Kurt SchraderD-OR-5
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-3
Rep. Jim CostaD-CA-16
Rep. Scott PetersD-CA-52
Rep. William OwensD-NY-21
Rep. Daniel MaffeiD-NY-24
Rep. Collin PetersonD-MN-7
Rep. Patrick MurphyD-FL-18
Rep. John BarrowD-GA-12
Rep. Kyrsten SinemaD-AZ-9
Rep. Ron BarberD-AZ-2
Rep. Jim MathesonD-UT-4
Rep. Mike McIntyreD-NC-7
Republicans who voted yea(211)
Rep. Christopher GibsonR-NY-19
Rep. Michael FitzpatrickR-PA-8
Rep. Michael GrimmR-NY-11
Rep. Frank LoBiondoR-NJ-2
Rep. David ReichertR-WA-8
Rep. Mario Diaz-BalartR-FL-25
Rep. Jim GerlachR-PA-6
Rep. Richard HannaR-NY-22
Rep. Charles DentR-PA-15
Rep. Patrick MeehanR-PA-7
Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-27
Rep. David JoyceR-OH-14
Rep. David ValadaoR-CA-21
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4
Rep. Michael TurnerR-OH-10
Rep. Rodney FrelinghuysenR-NJ-11
Rep. Tom LathamR-IA-3
Rep. Tom ReedR-NY-23
Rep. Jeff FortenberryR-NE-1
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
Rep. Don YoungR-AK
Rep. Lou BarlettaR-PA-11
Rep. Jeff DenhamR-CA-10
Rep. Glenn ThompsonR-PA-5
Rep. John ShimkusR-IL-15
Rep. Rodney AlexanderR-LA-5
Rep. Adam KinzingerR-IL-16
Rep. Ander CrenshawR-FL-4
Rep. Tom ColeR-OK-4
Rep. Mike SimpsonR-ID-2
Rep. Shelley CapitoR-WV-2
Rep. Ken CalvertR-CA-42
Rep. Aaron SchockR-IL-18
Rep. Buck McKeonR-CA-25
Rep. Walter JonesR-NC-3
Rep. David McKinleyR-WV-1
Rep. Martha RobyR-AL-2
Rep. Doc HastingsR-WA-4
Rep. Frank LucasR-OK-3
Rep. Joseph HeckR-NV-3
Rep. Gregg HarperR-MS-3
Rep. Ed WhitfieldR-KY-1
Rep. Rodney DavisR-IL-13
Rep. Steve StiversR-OH-15
Rep. Rick CrawfordR-AR-1
Rep. Spencer BachusR-AL-6
Rep. Steve WomackR-AR-3
Rep. Tom MarinoR-PA-10
Rep. Gary MillerR-CA-31
Rep. Mike KellyR-PA-3
Rep. Greg WaldenR-OR-2
Rep. James RenacciR-OH-16
Rep. Kevin CramerR-ND
Rep. Randy ForbesR-VA-4
Rep. Devin NunesR-CA-22
Rep. Jaime Herrera BeutlerR-WA-3
Rep. Tim MurphyR-PA-18
Rep. Leonard LanceR-NJ-7
Rep. Kristi NoemR-SD
Rep. Renee EllmersR-NC-2
Rep. Chris CollinsR-NY-27
Rep. Tim GriffinR-AR-2
Rep. Bill ShusterR-PA-9
Rep. Peter RoskamR-IL-6
Rep. John CulbersonR-TX-7
Rep. Charles BoustanyR-LA-3
Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-6
Rep. Mark AmodeiR-NV-2
Rep. Kevin McCarthyR-CA-23
Rep. Lee TerryR-NE-2
Rep. Susan BrooksR-IN-5
Rep. Dave CampR-MI-4
Rep. Jackie WalorskiR-IN-2
Rep. Pat TiberiR-OH-12
Rep. Daniel WebsterR-FL-10
Rep. Blaine LuetkemeyerR-MO-3
Rep. Brett GuthrieR-KY-2
Rep. Cory GardnerR-CO-4
Rep. Kay GrangerR-TX-12
Rep. Eric CantorR-VA-7
Rep. Robert WittmanR-VA-1
Rep. Bill CassidyR-LA-6
Rep. Cathy McMorris RodgersR-WA-5
Rep. Paul CookR-CA-8
Rep. Thomas RooneyR-FL-17
Rep. Steve PearceR-NM-2
Rep. Larry BucshonR-IN-8
Rep. John KlineR-MN-2
Rep. Todd YoungR-IN-9
Rep. Andy BarrR-KY-6
Rep. Mike RogersR-AL-3
Rep. Dan BenishekR-MI-1
Rep. Mike CoffmanR-CO-6
Rep. Vicky HartzlerR-MO-4
Rep. Sam GravesR-MO-6
Rep. Ann WagnerR-MO-2
Rep. Darrell IssaR-CA-49
Rep. Bill JohnsonR-OH-6
Rep. Keith RothfusR-PA-12
Rep. Richard NugentR-FL-11
Rep. Scott RigellR-VA-2
Rep. Alan NunneleeR-MS-1
Rep. Gus BilirakisR-FL-12
Rep. Scott TiptonR-CO-3
Rep. Ralph HallR-TX-4
Rep. Chris StewartR-UT-2
Rep. Howard CobleR-NC-6
Rep. Steve DainesR-MT
Rep. Candice MillerR-MI-10
Rep. Chuck FleischmannR-TN-3
Rep. Adrian SmithR-NE-3
Rep. Dennis RossR-FL-15
Rep. Phil RoeR-TN-1
Rep. Steve SoutherlandR-FL-2
Rep. Erik PaulsenR-MN-3
Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21
Rep. Michael McCaulR-TX-10
Rep. Bob GoodlatteR-VA-6
Rep. Blake FarentholdR-TX-27
Rep. John MicaR-FL-7
Rep. Paul RyanR-WI-1
Rep. Robert LattaR-OH-5
Rep. Steve KingR-IA-4
Rep. Morgan GriffithR-VA-9
Rep. Pete SessionsR-TX-32
Rep. Lynn JenkinsR-KS-2
Rep. Mac ThornberryR-TX-13
Rep. Sean DuffyR-WI-7
Rep. Joseph PittsR-PA-16
Rep. Bill PoseyR-FL-8
Rep. Randy HultgrenR-IL-14
Rep. Kevin YoderR-KS-3
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
Rep. Patrick McHenryR-NC-10
Rep. Stephen FincherR-TN-8
Rep. Brad WenstrupR-OH-2
Rep. Diane BlackR-TN-6
Rep. Billy LongR-MO-7
Rep. Luke MesserR-IN-6
Rep. Robert HurtR-VA-5
Rep. Ed RoyceR-CA-39
Rep. Tim WalbergR-MI-7
Rep. Pete OlsonR-TX-22
Rep. Sam JohnsonR-TX-3
Rep. Doug LaMalfaR-CA-1
Rep. Joe WilsonR-SC-2
Rep. Jeff MillerR-FL-1
Rep. Mo BrooksR-AL-5
Rep. Michele BachmannR-MN-6
Rep. Robert PittengerR-NC-9
Rep. Marsha BlackburnR-TN-7
Rep. James LankfordR-OK-5
Rep. Jason SmithR-MO-8
Rep. Roger WilliamsR-TX-25
Rep. Todd RokitaR-IN-4
Rep. Jason ChaffetzR-UT-3
Rep. Scott PerryR-PA-4
Rep. Steven PalazzoR-MS-4
Rep. Steve ScaliseR-LA-1
Rep. Bill FloresR-TX-17
Rep. Rob BishopR-UT-1
Rep. Andy HarrisR-MD-1
Rep. Tom RiceR-SC-7
Rep. Michael ConawayR-TX-11
Rep. Mark MeadowsR-NC-11
Rep. Paul GosarR-AZ-4
Rep. Scott DesJarlaisR-TN-4
Rep. Tom CottonR-AR-4
Rep. Mike PompeoR-KS-4
Rep. Jimmy DuncanR-TN-2
Rep. Steve ChabotR-OH-1
Rep. Doug CollinsR-GA-9
Rep. Bill HuizengaR-MI-2
Rep. Jeb HensarlingR-TX-5
Rep. Ted PoeR-TX-2
Rep. David SchweikertR-AZ-6
Rep. Lynn WestmorelandR-GA-3
Rep. Tom PriceR-GA-6
Rep. Cynthia LummisR-WY
Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-5
Rep. Virginia FoxxR-NC-5
Rep. John FlemingR-LA-4
Rep. George HoldingR-NC-13
Rep. Trey GowdyR-SC-4
Rep. Scott GarrettR-NJ-5
Rep. Randy NeugebauerR-TX-19
Rep. Michael BurgessR-TX-26
Rep. Mark SanfordR-SC-1
Rep. Jack KingstonR-GA-1
Rep. Ron DeSantisR-FL-6- Rep. Trey RadelR-FL-19
Rep. Reid RibbleR-WI-8
Rep. Richard HudsonR-NC-8
Rep. Rob WoodallR-GA-7
Rep. Trent FranksR-AZ-8
Rep. Matt SalmonR-AZ-5
Rep. Mick MulvaneyR-SC-5
Rep. Kerry BentivolioR-MI-11
Rep. Ted YohoR-FL-3
Rep. Tom McClintockR-CA-4
Rep. Marlin StutzmanR-IN-3
Rep. Jim BridenstineR-OK-1
Rep. Tom GravesR-GA-14
Rep. Thomas MassieR-KY-4
Rep. Raúl LabradorR-ID-1
Rep. Louie GohmertR-TX-1
Rep. Randy WeberR-TX-14
Rep. Jeff DuncanR-SC-3
Rep. Tim HuelskampR-KS-1
Rep. Justin AmashR-MI-3
Rep. Paul BrounR-GA-10
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 244 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Natural Resources Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Federal Lands Subcommittee
Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Related bills
1 bill the Library of Congress relates to this one.
S. 1430Identical bill
Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act
Data notes
Related bills are identified by the Congressional Research Service, the House and the Senate: companion and identical bills, bills with similar text, bills that were folded into this law, and rules that brought it to the floor. A bill that is itself a public law in this site’s data links here; the others link to Congress.gov.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 26 actions.
- Jul 25, 2014Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 113-136.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Jul 15, 2014FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Jul 10, 2014FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jul 9, 2014FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Apr 10, 2014CalendarCalendar · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 361.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Landrieu without amendment. With written report No. 113-150.
- Nov 21, 2013CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jul 30, 2013CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
- CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 18, 2013CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Jun 17, 2013FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 398 - 0 (Roll no. 245).House roll call 245
- FloorFloor · Considered as unfinished business.
- FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 876.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Bishop (UT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- May 17, 2013CalendarCalendar · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 52.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-76.
- Apr 24, 2013CommitteeCommittee · Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
- Mar 4, 2013CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
- Feb 27, 2013CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
Data notes
Every action the Library of Congress lists for the bill, from introduction to signing, plus the dated committee hearings. The source lists many steps twice (the chamber’s own entry and the Library of Congress copy, or a presidential and a became-law entry with the same words); those are shown once. Amendments are listed in their own section.
Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
Data notes
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.