# 114-hr-3315: Waterway Safety Improvement Act of 2015

114-hr-3315, Waterway Safety Improvement Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3315
- Congress: 114
- Title: Waterway Safety Improvement Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Introduced: 2015-07-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Water Resources Development
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Waterway Safety Improvement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to authorize the Department of the Army to make modifications to deep-draft, high-commercial-use channels, including bends and entrances, as necessary to ensure safe navigation and efficient operations of such channels without regard to provisions of such Act regarding the maximum cost of water resources development and conservation projects.

## Cosponsors (2)

- GENE GREEN (D-TX), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-3315 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3315)

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- [114-hr-5225: COAST Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5225)
- [114-hr-5090: To ensure that air transportation between the United States and the European Un…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5090)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3315 (as of 2025-11-18).
