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H.R. 9497119th CongressWater Resources Development
Water Resources Development Act of 2026
Sponsored by Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) · 3 active : 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
Latest action: Received in the Senate.
Where it standsPassed House, now in the Senate7 senators score as swing votes
Passed House
- House: passedSep 16, 2026
- Senate: next
- President: not yet
Summary
, via Congress.govWater Resources Development Act of 2026
This bill authorizes and modifies certain water resource infrastructure projects and programs of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and makes related requirements. For example, the bill authorizes and modifies various water resources feasibility studies and projects of the Corps of Engineers, such as studies or projects to
maintain ports and harbors,
make certain waterways more navigable,
reduce flood and storm damage,
restore aquatic ecosystems and protect fish and wildlife,
protect shorelines,
address harmful algal blooms,
rehabilitate dams,
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manage recreational sites and facilities,
support water supply and storage projects, and
support other water resources infrastructure.
The bill also directs the Corps of Engineers to establish an Office on Alternative Delivery Methods in order to accelerate project delivery of infrastructure.
In addition, the bill directs the Corps of Engineers to issue a rule that establishes categorical permissions for certain harbor or river improvements that will cause only minimal adverse environmental effects.
Committees and subjects
Committees
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · HouseReported by · Markup by · Referred to
- Water Resources and Environment · HouseDischarged from · Referred to
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advisory bodies
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Aquatic ecology
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Army Corps of Engineers
- Atmospheric science and weather
- California
- Caribbean area
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- Colorado
How the Senate breaks down
- 7Swing 70–100
- 64Middle 30–70
- 29Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v2Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
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Cosponsors
3 activeShow all 3 cosponsors
- Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL-24)
- Mike Collins (R-GA-10)
- Rick Larsen (D-WA-2)
How the swing score works
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
