Bills · 119th Congress · Water Resources Development

Water Resources Development Act of 2026

Where it stands

  1. Introduced6/29/26
  2. Passed HousePassed 9/16/26
  3. Senate
  4. President
  5. Law

Passed the House 415–9 on September 16, 2026 (Roll Call 313 →). Received in the Senate on September 17, 2026. No Senate action since.

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Roll calls on this bill

Votes on passage
HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · 9/16/26Suspension of the rulesA fast-track House procedure, usually for measures expected to have broad support. Debate is limited to 40 minutes, no amendments can be offered, and it needs a two-thirds vote of members voting — not a simple majority. A yes vote passes the bill. “As amended” means changes written into the motion itself are included.Rules of the House, Rule XV, clause 1 ↗
Passed
  • Democratic212 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Not voting
  • Republican202 Yea · 9 Nay · 7 Not voting
  • Independent / Other1 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Not voting
Official summary (CRS)

Water 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,

Full text on congress.gov ↗
Sponsor
Rep. Sam Graves ( Republican · MO-6)
Cosponsors
3
Introduced
6/29/26
Policy area
Water Resources Development

What happens next

The Senate must pass the same text, then it goes to the President.

If it isn't enacted by Jan 3, 2027, it expires when the 119th Congress ends.

All actions (17)
  1. 6/29/26Introduced in House
  2. 6/29/26Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  3. 6/30/26Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
  4. 7/14/26Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged
  5. 7/14/26Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. 7/14/26Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 66 - 0.
  7. 9/3/26Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-795.
  8. 9/3/26Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 695.
  9. 9/16/26Mr. Graves moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  10. 9/16/26Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5850-5893)
  11. 9/16/26DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 9497.
  12. 9/16/26At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  13. 9/16/26Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5959-5960)
  14. 9/16/26Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 9 (Roll no. 313).
  15. 9/16/26On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 9 (Roll no. 313). (text: CR H5850-5888)
  16. 9/16/26Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  17. 9/17/26Received in the Senate.