S. 4949 · 119th Congress

Water Resources Development Act of 2026

Introduced on Jul 13, 2026 by Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV). 4 cosponsors, 3 of them from another party. Latest action (Jul 15, 2026): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 457.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Jul 13, 2026
Cosponsors
4
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. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Advisory bodies
  • Alabama
  • Alaska
  • Aquatic ecology
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Computer security and identity theft
  • Congressional oversight
  • Connecticut
  • Dams and canals
  • Data collection, sharing, protection
  • Delaware
  • District of Columbia
  • Employment and training programs
  • Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
  • Fires
  • Floods and storm protection
  • Florida
  • Forests, forestry, trees
  • Geography and mapping
  • Georgia
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Hawaii
  • Horticulture and plants
  • Hydrology and hydrography
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Infrastructure development
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Lakes and rivers
  • Louisiana
  • Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
  • Marine and inland water transportation
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Mississippi River
  • Missouri
  • Missouri River
  • Navigation, waterways, harbors
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • New York State
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania
  • Public-private cooperation
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • Washington State
  • Water quality
  • Water resources funding
  • Water storage
  • Water use and supply
  • Watersheds
  • West Virginia
  • Wetlands
  • Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Shelley Moore CapitoR-WVSponsor

Democrats · 3

Republicans · 1

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

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

  1. Jul 13, 2026Introduced in Senate
  2. Jul 13, 2026 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  3. Jul 15, 2026 · SenateCommittee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  4. Jul 15, 2026Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Capito with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  5. Jul 15, 2026 · SenateCommittee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Capito with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  6. Jul 15, 2026 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 457.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

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. AUTODESK, INC2 reports
    $260K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AUTODESK, INC.AI match · 100%
  2. INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES2 reports
    $70K reported (all issues)
  3. American Foundry Society1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  4. Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies1 report
    $100K reported (all issues)
  5. CITY OF AKUTAN1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  6. CITY OF TUCSON WATER DEPARTMENT1 report
    $21.9K reported (all issues)
  7. Calaveras County Water District1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  8. Camrosa Water District1 report
    $12.8K reported (all issues)
  9. Central Contra Costa Sanitary District1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  10. Central Utah Water Conservancy District1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  11. City and Borough of Juneau1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  12. City of Auburn, AL1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  13. City of St. George1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  14. Clark County Water Reclamation District1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  15. Clean Water Construction Coalition1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  16. Contra Costa Water District1 report
    $60K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CONTRA COSTA WATER DISTRICT$471.8K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  17. DUCTILE IRON PIPE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION1 report
    $360K reported (all issues)
  18. Delaware River Basin Commission1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  19. Douglas County Nevada1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  20. Foothill Municipal Water District1 report
    $9,750 reported (all issues)
  21. Incline Village General Improvement District1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  22. Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  23. Klamath Drainage District1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  24. Las Vegas Valley Water District1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: LAS VEGAS VALLEY WATER DISTRICTAI match · 100%
  25. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  26. NATIONAL STONE, SAND AND GRAVEL ASSOCIATION1 report
    $110K reported (all issues)
  27. National Mining Association1 report
    $820K reported (all issues)
  28. North Tahoe Public Utility District1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  29. Nye County Water District1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  30. ORANGE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  31. Paradise Irrigation District1 report
    $21K reported (all issues)
  32. Plumbing Manufacturers International1 report
    $14K reported (all issues)
  33. Riverside Co. Flood Control & Water Conservation District1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)
  34. SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER1 report
    $90K reported (all issues)
  35. SSA MARINE INC.1 report
    $370K reported (all issues)
  36. San Antonio River Authority1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY$634.9K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  37. San Mateo County Flood and Sea Level Rise Resiliency District1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  38. Santa Margarita Water District1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  39. Silicon Valley Clean Water1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  40. Southern Nevada Water Authority1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 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 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 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.