California leaders came to Fresno City Hall to discuss the historic Central Valley drought and to further discuss the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act.
The House of Representatives passed the bill with a 229-191 vote on February 5 and it was the topic that led to President Barack Obama’s Central Valley visit on February 14.
H.R. 3964, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act, introduced by the Republican California delegation, addresses the emergency drought in California by restoring some water supplies to provide job certainty to farmers and communities.
The Senate has yet to take action on the bill.
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