H.R. 1087: Logan's Law
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H.R. 1087: Logan's Law
112th Congress · introduced 2011-03-15 · Water Resources Development · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform .
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-03-15 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Logan's Law
Plain summary
Logan's Law - Requires the head of a federal agency that is carrying out a project involving the construction or modification of a culvert or other enclosed flood or drainage system to ensure that: (1) the system intake is protected by a covering sufficient to ensure that a child may not be swept into the system; (2) a sign warning of the hazard for a child is clearly posted at such intake; and (3) the system has a hinged opening, or other type of opening and closing mechanism, to permit emergency services personnel access. Requires a federal agency providing financial assistance to a state or local government or other entity for a project carried out with federal funds to require compliance with this Act as a condition for the award of such assistance or any letter of intent.
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Sponsor: Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr1087.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr1087 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112