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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,

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.

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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.

  1. Oct 1, 2024Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 118-94.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Sep 26, 2024FloorFloor · Presented to President.
  4. Sep 24, 2024FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  5. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
  6. FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 612.
  7. FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
  8. FloorFloor · Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  9. Sep 23, 2024CalendarCalendar · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 596.
  10. CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Agriculture discharged.
  11. CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Transportation discharged.
  12. CommitteeCommittee · Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-702, Part I.
  13. Sep 19, 2024CommitteeCommittee · Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  14. CommitteeCommittee · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  15. CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
  16. Sep 18, 2024CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee Hearings Held
  17. CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  18. Sep 11, 2024CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
  19. Sep 10, 2024CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
  20. 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…
  21. Jul 15, 2024FloorFloor · Held at the desk.
  22. FloorFloor · Received in the House.
  23. Jul 12, 2024FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  24. Jul 10, 2024FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  25. Jul 11, 2023CalendarCalendar · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 127.
  26. CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 118-55.
  27. May 17, 2023CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  28. Mar 1, 2023CommitteeCommittee · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  29. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in Senate
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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.