Bill H.R.5001 titled “Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Recovery Act Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Recovery Act” was committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power Hearings held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Joe Neguse.
Bill S.1179 titled “Canal Conveyance Capacity Restoration Act” was committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power Hearings held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Dianne Feinstein. This bill authorizes the Bureau of Reclamation to provide financial assistance for various projects in California to mitigate the sinking or settling of the ground (i. e. , subsidence mitigation), specifically for projects related to the Friant-Kern Canal, the Delta-Mendota Canal, and certain parts of the San Luis Canal/California Aqueduct.
Bill S.1554 titled “A bill to make certain irrigation districts eligible for Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program pumping power, and for other purposes” was committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power Hearings held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Kevin Cramer. This bill makes certain irrigation districts in North Dakota eligible to receive pumping power (i. e. , hydropower) from the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, subject to the terms and rates established by the Bureau of Reclamation. Under this bill, an irrigation district must enter into a contract with Reclamation to receive such pumping power.
Bill S.2334 titled “Large Scale Water Recycling Project and Drought Resiliency Investment Act” was committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power Hearings held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto.
Bill S.2693 titled “Salton Sea Projects Improvements Act” was committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power Hearings held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Alex Padilla. To carry out these projects, Reclamation may enter into partnerships with state, tribal, and local governments; water districts; joint powers authorities, including the Salton Sea Authority; nonprofit organizations; and institutions of higher education.
Bill S.3450 titled “Sun River Hydropower Authorization Act” was committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power Hearings held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Steve Daines.
Bill S.3539 titled “Watershed Results Act” was committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power Hearings held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Ron Wyden.
Bill S.3693 titled “Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Recovery Act” was committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power Hearings held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. The bill is sponsored by Sen. John Hickenlooper.
Bill S.3971 titled “A bill to amend the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 to modify a provision relating to cost-sharing requirements applicable to certain Bureau of Reclamation dams and dikes, and for other purposes” was committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power Hearings held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. The bill is sponsored by Sen. James Inhofe.
Bill S.4175 titled “A bill to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to authorize certain extraordinary operation and maintenance work for urban canals of concern” was committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power Hearings held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. The bill is sponsored by Sen. James Risch.
Bill S.4176 titled “A bill to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to modify the eligibility requirements for certain small water storage and groundwater storage projects and to authorize the use of funds for certain additional Carey Act projects, and for other purposes” was committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power Hearings held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. The bill is sponsored by Sen. James Risch.
Bill S.4231 titled “STREAM Act Support To Rehydrate the Environment, Agriculture, and Municipalities Act” was committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power Hearings held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
Bill S.4232 titled “A bill to address the recovery of certain costs with respect to certain Reclamation facilities in the Colorado River Basin, and for other purposes” was committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power Hearings held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Mark Kelly.
Bill S.4233 titled “Platte River Basin Critical Maintenance and Repair Act” was committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power Hearings held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. The bill is sponsored by Sen. John Barrasso.
Bill S.4236 titled “Water Data and Security Act of 2022” was committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power Hearings held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Martin Heinrich.
Bill S.737 titled “St. Mary's Reinvestment Act” was committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power Hearings held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Jon Tester. Finally, the bill requires the federal cost share to be at least 26. 04%.
Bill S.953 titled “Water for Conservation and Farming Act” was committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power Hearings held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Ron Wyden. Finally, the bill establishes new programs directed at western states to
The Energy and Natural Resources Committee moves forward in some way on one bill per day.
Most bills have a hearing where those involved explain why they are for or against the bill. Roughly 8,000 bills are addressed by committees each year but only about 800 make it to the floor of Congress, according to ushistory.org.
A 2019 report from the Brookings Institute argued committees aren’t capable of delving fully into the issues they address and are forced to rely on lobbyists.
| Bill Name | Sponsor | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Recovery Act Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Recovery Act | Rep. Neguse, Joe | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power |
| Canal Conveyance Capacity Restoration Act | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power |
| A bill to make certain irrigation districts eligible for Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program pumping power, and for other purposes. | Sen. Cramer, Kevin | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power |
| Large Scale Water Recycling Project and Drought Resiliency Investment Act | Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power |
| Salton Sea Projects Improvements Act | Sen. Padilla, Alex | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power |
| Sun River Hydropower Authorization Act | Sen. Daines, Steve | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power |
| Watershed Results Act | Sen. Wyden, Ron | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power |
| Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Recovery Act | Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power |
| A bill to amend the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 to modify a provision relating to cost-sharing requirements applicable to certain Bureau of Reclamation dams and dikes, and for other purposes. | Sen. Inhofe, James M. | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power |
| A bill to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to authorize certain extraordinary operation and maintenance work for urban canals of concern. | Sen. Risch, James E. | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power |
| A bill to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to modify the eligibility requirements for certain small water storage and groundwater storage projects and to authorize the use of funds for certain additional Carey Act projects, and for other purposes. | Sen. Risch, James E. | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power |
| STREAM Act Support To Rehydrate the Environment, Agriculture, and Municipalities Act | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power |
| A bill to address the recovery of certain costs with respect to certain Reclamation facilities in the Colorado River Basin, and for other purposes. | Sen. Kelly, Mark | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power |
| Platte River Basin Critical Maintenance and Repair Act | Sen. Barrasso, John | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power |
| Water Data and Security Act of 2022 | Sen. Heinrich, Martin | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power |
| St. Mary's Reinvestment Act | Sen. Tester, Jon | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power |
| Water for Conservation and Farming Act | Sen. Wyden, Ron | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power |
