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Jeff Merkley (D-OR)

S.Amdt. 3395

S.Amdt. 3395 · Senate amendment

A Democratic amendment with no cosponsors

Changes S. 2296 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Offered

Offered, and not voted on yet. Most amendments never get a vote: the Senate takes up the bill and moves on without them.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

SA 3395, submitted by Mr. Merkley, aims to add a section to bill S. 2296 for the reauthorization of the Deschutes River Conservancy Working Group.

The amendment changes the following:

  • Working Group Composition: It defines the Working Group as a board of 10 to 15 members nominated by their represented groups. This includes:

    • 2 representatives from the environmental community in the Deschutes River Basin.
    • 2 representatives from the irrigated agriculture community in the Deschutes River Basin.
    • 2 representatives from the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon.
    • 1 representative from the hydroelectric production community in the Deschutes River Basin.
    • 1 representative from a Federal agency with authority and responsibility in the Deschutes River Basin.
    • 1 representative from an Oregon State agency with authority and responsibility in the Deschutes River Basin (such as the Oregon Water Resources Department or the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife).
    • 1 representative from a local government unit in the Deschutes River Basin.

  • Dates and Costs: It changes the date from 2016 to 2032 in two different subsections of the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 and increases a percentage from 5 percent to 10 percent in subsection (b) paragraph (6).