{"bill":{"id":"118-s-461","congress":118,"type":"S","number":461,"title":"A bill to make certain irrigation districts eligible for Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program pumping power, and for other purposes.","originChamber":"Senate","introducedDate":"2023-02-16","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"C001096","fullName":"Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]","party":"R","state":"ND","district":null}],"cosponsorsCount":1,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2023-07-19","text":"Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-287."},"policyArea":"Water Resources Development","subjects":["Dams and canals","Electric power generation and transmission","Missouri River","North Dakota","Public contracts and procurement","Water use and supply"],"actions":[{"date":"2023-07-19","text":"Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-287.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-02-16","text":"Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-02-16","text":"Introduced in Senate","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":" <p>This bill makes certain irrigation districts in North Dakota eligible to receive pumping power (i.e., hydropower) from the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, subject to the terms and rates established by the Bureau of Reclamation. Under this bill, an irrigation district must enter into a contract with Reclamation to receive such pumping power.</p>","updateDate":"2026-03-24T12:48:03Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":291,"ts":"2026-04-19T09:54:53.223Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=A%20bill%20to%20make%20certain%20irrigation%20districts%20eligible%20for%20Pic"}]}}