H.R. 7889 · 119th Congress

AWRC Act of 2025

Introduced on Mar 9, 2026 by Robert J. Wittman (R-VA-1). 10 cosponsors, 3 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 15, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Mar 9, 2026
Cosponsors
10
3 from the other party
Policy area
Water Resources Development
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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 Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to reauthorize the water resources research and technology institutes program, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Research administration and funding
  • Water resources funding

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to House, Aug 20, 2026). Public domain.

Advancing Water Research and Collaboration Act of 2025 or the AWRC Act of 2025

This bill reauthorizes through FY2029 and modifies the Water Resources Research Act Program of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Under the program, USGS provides grants for Water Resources Research Institutes that are in each of the 50 states as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam. Among other activities, the institutes plan and conduct research to improve water supply reliability and address water problems.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Robert J. WittmanR-VA-1Sponsor

Democrats · 3

Republicans · 7

Roll calls

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

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Mar 9, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Mar 9, 2026Introduced in House
  3. Mar 9, 2026 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. Mar 19, 2026 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
  5. Mar 26, 2026 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held
  6. Jul 15, 2026 · HouseSubcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
  7. Jul 15, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Jul 15, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  9. Aug 20, 2026Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-764.
  10. Aug 20, 2026 · HouseReported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-764.
  11. Aug 20, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 665.
  12. Sep 14, 2026 · HouseMr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  13. Sep 14, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5575-5576)
  14. Sep 14, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7889.
  15. Sep 14, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  16. Sep 14, 2026 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5575)
  17. Sep 14, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Sep 15, 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 Institute for Water Resources2 reports
    $20K reported (all issues)
  2. The University of Rhode Island Research Foundation2 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  3. UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA1 report
    Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA$11.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  4. University of California1 report
    $1.1M reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2026.

Sources and method

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  • 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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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.