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Public Law 118-170 · HR 4385 · December 23, 2024 · Water Resources Development

Drought Preparedness Act

Passed without a recorded vote✍ Signed by Joe Biden

What it does

A plain-language summary is coming. Here is the official summary from the Congressional Research Service:

Drought Preparedness Act This act reauthorizes through FY2028 the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991, which allows the Bureau of Reclamation to provide drought assistance to Hawaii or certain western states.

How Congress voted

This law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, so there is no record of how individual members voted.