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H.R. 1025: Lower Republican River Basin Study Act

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H.R. 1025: Lower Republican River Basin Study Act

110th Congress · introduced 2007-02-13 · Water Resources Development · Latest: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-02-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 303 (2007): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR1025 (2007-05-07), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Lower Republican River Basin Study Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Lower Republican River Basin Study Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of implementing a water supply and conservation project that will: (1) improve water supply reliability in the Republican River Basin between Harlan County Lake in Nebraska and Milford Lake in Kansas; (2) increase the capacity of water storage through projects that serve areas in the Republican River Basin; and (3) improve water management efficiency in the Republican River Basin and, where appropriate, evaluate integrated water resource management and supply needs in the Republican River Basin. Terminates the Secretary's authority to carry out this Act 10 years after its enactment.

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Official text

Lower Republican River Basin Study Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1025, Lower Republican River Basin Study Act (2008-02-13); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1025, Lower Republican River Basin Study Act (2008-02-13)

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Adrian Smith (R-NE)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1] reported raising $1.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr1025 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110