H.R. 6422 · 119th Congress

American Water Stewardship Act

Introduced on Dec 4, 2025 by Pete Stauber (R-MN-8). 3 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (Mar 25, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Dec 4, 2025
Cosponsors
3
2 from the other party
Policy area
Environmental Protection
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize certain EPA geographic programs, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
  • Geography and mapping
  • Lakes and rivers
  • Marine pollution
  • Water quality
  • Wetlands

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Dec 4, 2025). Public domain.

American Water Stewardship Act

This bill reauthorizes several water quality protection and restoration programs of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and makes related requirements.

Specifically, the bill reauthorizes through FY2031 the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the Long Island Sound Partnership program, the Columbia River Basin Restoration Program, the National Estuary Program, and the BEACH Act program.

The bill also modifies some of those programs. For example, the bill modifies the National Estuary Program, including by establishing the Mississippi Sound as an estuary of national significance that may receive support under the program. It also modifies the BEACH Act program, including by allowing states or local governments to use grants provided under the program to identify specific sources of contamination for coastal recreation waters adjacent to beaches or similar points of access that are used by the public.

Additionally, the bill modifies the San Francisco Estuary Partnership, including by making federal agencies eligible for grants provided under the program.

The bill also prohibits funding made available for FY2026-FY2031 to carry out specified Clean Water Act programs from being provided to nonfederal entities that are domiciled in, located in, organized under, have a principal place of business in, or have agreements with foreign countries of concern.

Finally, the bill directs the Government Accountability Office to evaluate and report on specified geographic programs of the EPA.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Pete StauberR-MN-8Sponsor

Democrats · 2

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Mar 24, 2026· House· Passage· Passed 378–32

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Dec 4, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Dec 4, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Dec 4, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  4. Dec 5, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
  5. Dec 18, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged
  6. Dec 18, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  7. Dec 18, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  8. Mar 20, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-564.
  9. Mar 20, 2026 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-564.
  10. Mar 20, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 485.
  11. Mar 24, 2026 · HouseMr. Taylor moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  12. Mar 24, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2662-2665)
  13. Mar 24, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6422.
  14. Mar 24, 2026 · HouseAt 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.
  15. Mar 24, 2026 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2665-2666)
  16. Mar 24, 2026Passed/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): 378 - 32 (Roll no. 97).House · Roll call 97
  17. Mar 24, 2026 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 378 - 32 (Roll no. 97). (text: CR H2662-2663)House · Roll call 97
  18. Mar 24, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  19. Mar 25, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLEAN WATER AGENCIES3 reports
    $420K reported (all issues)
  2. The Nature Conservancy3 reports
    $2.8M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE NATURE CONSERVANCYAI match · 100%
  3. University of Michigan3 reports
    $490K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANAI match · 100%
  4. Trout Unlimited2 reports
    $240K reported (all issues)
  5. Association of National Estuary Programs1 report
    $50K reported (all issues)
  6. BOARD OF REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM1 report
    $92K reported (all issues)
  7. National Parks Conservation Association1 report
    $139.4K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.