Lake Tahoe Restoration Reauthorization Act
Public Law 118-94 · S. 612 · 118th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Joe Biden (D) on Oct 1, 2024 · Environmental Protection
Sponsor: Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Cosponsors (4): Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Sen. Jacky Rosen,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
This act reauthorizes through September 30, 2034, activities to restore Lake Tahoe and its surrounding basin. Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater lake on the border of California and Nevada.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Agriculture Committee · House · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee
Natural Resources Committee · House · discharged from, markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Federal Lands Subcommittee

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Related bills
1 bill the Library of Congress relates to this one.
H.R. 1274Identical bill
Lake Tahoe Restoration Reauthorization Act
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 29 actions.
- Oct 1, 2024Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 118-94.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Sep 26, 2024FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Sep 24, 2024FloorFloor · 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 voice vote.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 612.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 23, 2024CalendarCalendar · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 596.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Agriculture discharged.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Transportation discharged.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-702, Part I.
- Sep 19, 2024CommitteeCommittee · Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
- Sep 18, 2024CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee Hearings Held
- CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Sep 11, 2024CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Sep 10, 2024CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
- Sep 9, 2024CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction o…
- Jul 15, 2024FloorFloor · Held at the desk.
- FloorFloor · Received in the House.
- Jul 12, 2024FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jul 10, 2024FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Jul 11, 2023CalendarCalendar · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 127.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 118-55.
- May 17, 2023CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Mar 1, 2023CommitteeCommittee · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in Senate
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.