the water rights protection act was introduced into the united states house of representatives on september 26, 2013 by rep. scott r. tipton (r, co-3). the bill was referred to the united states house committee on natural resources, the united states house committee on agriculture, the united states house natural resources subcommittee on water and power, and the united states house agriculture subcommittee on conservation, energy, and forestry. the bill was ordered reported (amended) by the committee on natural resources on march 4, 2014 alongside house report 113-372 part 1. on march 7, 2014, house majority leader eric cantor announced that h.r. 3189 would be considered on march 12 or 13, 2014.