HCR 8 · 2025 · House · State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs Committee
Piscataqua River state boundary claim
AI-generatedurging Congress to find that the Piscataqua River and Portsmouth Harbor lie within the state of New Hampshire.
Urges Congress to find that the Piscataqua River and Portsmouth Harbor lie within the state of New Hampshire.AI-generated
Status
Adopted · February 13, 2025- ✓Introduced
- ✓House
- ✓Senate
- ✓Adopted
Analysis
This resolution urges Congress to find that the Piscataqua River and Portsmouth Harbor lie within the state of New Hampshire.
From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.
In the bill's words
Quoted verbatim from the bill as introduced. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site
“That the general court asks the New Hampshire congressional delegation to introduce legislation and take such additional steps as may be necessary and appropriate to establish the location of the boundary between New Hampshire and Maine in the inner Piscataqua River”
Official record
gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source
Sponsors
- Rep. Susan DeLemusRClerk· Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
- Rep. Wayne MacDonaldRChair· Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
- Sen. Daniel InnisRChair, Majority Policy Conference
Also: Rep. Carrie SorensenD
Public testimony
Votes
yeanay- Jan 31, 2025HouseCommittee report· regular calendar: Ought to Pass14–4Overall78% yea
- Feb 13, 2025HouseDivisionOught to PassAdopted250–123Overall67% yea
Hearings and debates
- Jan 24, 2025Public hearingHouse State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs1:20:09–1:41:5721m 48slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
- Jan 31, 2025Public hearingHouse State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs5:02:45–5:08:195m 34slocated in the stream transcriptMajority Committee Report: Ought to Pass — roll call; Executive Session
- Feb 13, 2025Floor debateHouse floor3:30:54–3:39:248m 30slocated in the stream transcriptOught to Pass — adopted, division 250-123
Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.
Legislative history
- Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs HJ 3 P. 10
- Jan 24, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 01/24/2025 11:15 am LOB 206-208
- Jan 31, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 01/31/2025 01:30 pm LOB 206-208
- Jan 31, 2025HouseMajority : Ought to Pass 01/31/2025 (Vote 14-4; RC) HC 11 P. 14
- Feb 4, 2025HouseMinority : Inexpedient to Legislate
- Feb 13, 2025HouseOught to Pass: MA DV 250-123 02/13/2025 HJ 5 P. 33
Coverage
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Documents (PDF)
Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.