United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 3 D · 2 R cosponsors

S 4949 — Water Resources Development Act of 2026

Last action — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 457.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced July 13, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 40% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (3 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.

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In plain language

The bill addresses various aspects of water resource management and development.

This measure outlines provisions for managing and developing water resources. It aims to improve infrastructure and ensure sustainable practices.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

5496 added · 49 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amended version of S. 4949 removes specific provisions regarding a water supply assessment related to the Cole Rivers Hatchery in Oregon and the analysis of the impact of conveying certain federal lands to non-federal entities. This change simplifies the bill by eliminating detailed requirements tied to specific properties, which may streamline the process for managing water resources and related federal properties.

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4949 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S.
4949 Reported in Senate (RS)] <DOC> Calendar No.
457 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S.
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works _______________________________________________________________________ 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.
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works July 15, 2026 Reported by Mrs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1.
Capito, with an amendment [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] _______________________________________________________________________ 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, <DELETED>SECTION 1.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.</DELETED> <DELETED> (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Water Resources Development Act of 2026''.</DELETED> <DELETED> (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows:</DELETED> <DELETED>Sec.
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Short title;
table of contents.
<DELETED>DIVISION A--WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT <DELETED>Sec.
1001.
Definition of Secretary.
<DELETED>TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS <DELETED>Sec.
1101.
Notice to Congress on implementation of this division.
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1102.
Corps of Engineers real estate guidance and outreach.
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1103.
Contributions by non-Federal interests.
<DELETED>Sec.
1104.
Congressional communications and reports to Congress.
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1105.
Review process.
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1106.
Continuing authority programs.
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1107.
Capabilities.
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1108.
Emergency stream bank and shoreline protection.
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1109.
Limited process.
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1110.
Inland Waterways Users Board.
<DELETED>Sec.
1111.
Shoreline and riverine protection and restoration.
<DELETED>Sec.
1112.
Crediting and reimbursement authority for federally authorized navigation projects.
<DELETED>Sec.
1113.
Informed decisionmaking.
<DELETED>Sec.
1114.
Support of Army civil works missions.
<DELETED>Sec.
1115.
Procedures.
<DELETED>Sec.
1116.
Coordination.
<DELETED>Sec.
1117.
Dredging coordination.
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1118.
Nonstructural flood and coastal storm risk management.
<DELETED>Sec.
1119.
In-kind contributions review and technical assistance.
<DELETED>TITLE II--STUDIES AND REPORTS <DELETED>Sec.
1201.
Authorization of proposed feasibility studies.
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1202.
Expedited completion.
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1203.
Expedited completion of other feasibility studies.
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GAO studies.
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1205.
Glacial lake outburst flooding, Juneau, Alaska.
<DELETED>Sec.
1206.
Virginia Peninsula coastal storm risk management, Virginia.
<DELETED>Sec.
1207.
National Academy of Sciences study on the Upper Rio Grande Basin.
<DELETED>Sec.
1208.
Northern estuaries ecosystem restoration, Florida.
<DELETED>Sec.
1209.
Briefings.
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1210.
Buffalo Bayou and Tributaries Resiliency Study, Texas.
<DELETED>Sec.
1211.
Honolulu Harbor, Hawaii.
<DELETED>Sec.
1212.
Implementation of review of Corps of Engineers assets.
<DELETED>Sec.
1213.
Sense of Congress on certain reports.
<DELETED>Sec.
1214.
Charleston, South Carolina.
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1215.
Briefing on deferred maintenance at recreational sites at Lake Sakakawea and along the Missouri River.
<DELETED>Sec.
1216.
Sense of Congress on NAS Study.
<DELETED>Sec.
1217.
Report on certain navigation projects.
<DELETED>Sec.
1218.
Dredging vessels.
<DELETED>Sec.
1219.
Report on Table Rock Lake, Missouri.
<DELETED>Sec.
1220.
Maximization of beneficial use in dredged material management plans.
<DELETED>Sec.
1221.
Corps of Engineers lease durations.
<DELETED>Sec.
1222.
Report on Mobile Harbor, Alabama.
<DELETED>Sec.
1223.
Wehrspann Lake, Nebraska.
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1224.
Commercial navigation along Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers, Alabama.
<DELETED>Sec.
1225.
Briefing on shoreline management plans and enhanced development.
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1226.
Watershed and river basin assessments.
<DELETED>Sec.
1227.
Imperial Streams Salton Sea, California.
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1228.
Greater Providence, Rhode Island.
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1229.
Briefing on status of certain activities on Missouri River.
<DELETED>Sec.
1230.
Report on implementation of Executive Order pertaining to Alaska.
<DELETED>Sec.
1231.
Non-Federal project implementation pilot program.
<DELETED>Sec.
1232.
Oceanside, California.
<DELETED>Sec.
1233.
Study on hydrokinetic energy.
<DELETED>Sec.
1234.
Briefing on retention of recreation fees.
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1235.
Expedited modification of existing feasibility studies.
<DELETED>Sec.
1236.
Hoosic River, Massachusetts.
<DELETED>Sec.
1237.
Assessments on certain projects in Arizona.
<DELETED>TITLE III--DEAUTHORIZATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS <DELETED>Sec.
1301.
Environmental infrastructure.
<DELETED>Sec.
1302.
West Tennessee.
<DELETED>Sec.
1303.
Deauthorizations.
<DELETED>Sec.
1304.
Conveyances.
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1305.
Rehabilitation of Corps of Engineers constructed dams.
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1306.
Rio Grande environmental management program, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas.
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1307.
Lake Tahoe Basin Restoration, Nevada and California.
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Mobile Harbor, Alabama.
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Reauthorization of small water storage projects.
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Lake Eufaula, Oklahoma.
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1311.
Great Lakes fishery and ecosystem restoration.
<DELETED>Sec.
1312.
South Charleston, West Virginia.
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Anchorages.
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1314.
Sense of Congress on flood risk, Farmington, New Hampshire.
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1315.
Harmful algal bloom demonstration program.
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1316.
Lower Willamette and Columbia Rivers, Washington and Oregon.
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1317.
Upper St.
Anthony Falls Lock and Dam, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Port of Nome, Alaska.
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1319.
Reauthorization of soil moisture and snowpack monitoring.
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1320.
Federal assistance.
<DELETED>Sec.
1321.
Dardanelle Lock and Dam, Arkansas.
<DELETED>Sec.
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Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio.
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1323.
Sense of Congress relating to ice jam risk in Nebraska.
<DELETED>Sec.
1324.
Rhode Island coastline, Rhode Island.
<DELETED>Sec.
1325.
Puget Sound and adjacent waters restoration, Washington.
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Duck, North Carolina.
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1327.
Sense of Congress relating to water control management, Snake Creek embankment, North Dakota.
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Western rural water.
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Small projects for flood risk management, West Virginia.
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1330.
Cooperative agreements, New Mexico.
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1331.
Control of invasive species in South Dakota.
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1332.
Land access in North Dakota.
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Assateague Island, Maryland and Virginia.
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1334.
Sense of Congress relating to Black River and Toledo Harbor, Ohio.
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1335.
Implementation of section 202 program.
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1336.
Debris removal, Providence River, Rhode Island.
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Acequias irrigation systems.
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Regulatory program funding for the Alaska District.
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Projects of alternative or beneficially modified habitats for fish and wildlife.
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Chattahoochee River program.
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Pajaro River, Watsonville, California.
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Southeastern Pennsylvania, Lower Delaware River Basin, and Upper Delaware River Basin.
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Southern West Virginia.
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Cumberland, Maryland.
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1345.
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.
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1346.
Rend Lake, Illinois.
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Northern West Virginia.
<DELETED>Sec.
1348.
Contracts for water supply.
<DELETED>Sec.
1349.
Brazos Island Harbor Channel Improvement Project, Texas.
<DELETED>Sec.
1350.
Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, Louisiana.
<DELETED>Sec.
1351.
Sense of Congress on McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System.
<DELETED>Sec.
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Northeastern Minnesota.
<DELETED>Sec.
1353.
Control of aquatic plant growths and invasive species.
<DELETED>Sec.
1354.
Commercial fish landings in Alaska.
<DELETED>Sec.
1355.
Rehabilitation of Corps of Engineers constructed pump stations.
<DELETED>Sec.
1356.
Levee safety initiative.
<DELETED>Sec.
1357.
Lower Blackstone River, Rhode Island.
<DELETED>Sec.
1358.
Reauthorization of high hazard potential dam rehabilitation program.
<DELETED>Sec.
1359.
Grand Prairie and Bayou Meto, Arkansas.
<DELETED>Sec.
1360.
Wilson Lock Floating Guide Wall.
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1361.
Sense of Congress on Platte River, Nebraska.
<DELETED>Sec.
1362.
South Central Pennsylvania environmental restoration infrastructure and resource protection development pilot program.
<DELETED>Sec.
1363.
Upper Guyandotte River Basin, West Virginia.
<DELETED>Sec.
1364.
Burns Waterway Harbor, Indiana.
<DELETED>Sec.
1365.
Westminster, East Garden Grove, California.
<DELETED>Sec.
1366.
Impact of extreme weather events along the Tennessee River.
<DELETED>Sec.
1367.
Columbia River Basin.
<DELETED>Sec.
1368.
Sense of Congress relating to shallow draft and recreational harbor dredging in the Great Lakes region.
<DELETED>Sec.
1369.
Williston Levee, North Dakota.
<DELETED>Sec.
1370.
Freight movement, Mobile Bay, Alabama.
<DELETED>Sec.
1371.
Terrestrial noxious weed control program.
<DELETED>Sec.
1372.
St.
Mary's River, Michigan.
<DELETED>Sec.
1373.
Environmental dredging.
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1374.
Coos Bay, Oregon.
<DELETED>Sec.
1375.
National Dam Safety Program Act.
<DELETED>Sec.
1376.
Willamette River Basin, Oregon.
<DELETED>TITLE IV--WATER RESOURCES INFRASTRUCTURE <DELETED>Sec.
1401.
Project authorizations.
<DELETED>Sec.
1402.
Surf City and North Topsail Beach, North Carolina.
<DELETED>DIVISION B--DRINKING WATER AND WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE <DELETED>Sec.
2001.
Definition of Administrator.
<DELETED>TITLE I--DRINKING WATER <DELETED>Sec.
2101.
Technical assistance and grants for emergencies affecting public water systems.
<DELETED>Sec.
2102.
Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Funds.
<DELETED>Sec.
2103.
Assistance for small and disadvantaged communities.
<DELETED>Sec.
2104.
Reducing lead in drinking water.
<DELETED>Sec.
2105.
Operational sustainability of small public water systems.
<DELETED>Sec.
2106.
Midsize and large drinking water system infrastructure resilience and sustainability program.
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2107.
Voluntary school and child care program lead testing and reduction grant program.
<DELETED>Sec.
2108.
Indian Reservation Drinking Water Program.
<DELETED>Sec.
2109.
Digital infrastructure technology grant program.
<DELETED>Sec.
2110.
Point of use filtration system distribution pilot program.
<DELETED>TITLE II--CLEAN WATER <DELETED>Sec.
2201.
Research investigations, training, and information.
<DELETED>Sec.
2202.
Pilot program for alternative water source projects.
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2203.
Sewer overflow and stormwater reuse municipal grants.
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2204.
Grants for construction and refurbishing of individual household decentralized wastewater systems for individuals with low or moderate income.
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2205.
Clean Water State Revolving funds.
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Water sector workforce.
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2207.
Grants to Alaska to improve sanitation in rural and Native villages.
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2208.
Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014.
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2209.
Centers of Excellence for Stormwater Control Infrastructure Technologies.
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2210.
Water Resources Research Act amendments.
<DELETED>Sec.
2211.
Enhanced aquifer use and recharge.
<DELETED>TITLE III--GEOGRAPHIC PROGRAMS <DELETED>Sec.
2301.
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
<DELETED>Sec.
2302.
Reauthorization of Long Island Sound Programs.
<DELETED>Sec.
2303.
Columbia River Basin Restoration.
<DELETED>Sec.
2304.
National Estuary Program.
<DELETED>Sec.
2305.
Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program.
<DELETED>Sec.
2306.
Southeast New England program.
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Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

  3. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  4. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Capito with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

  5. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Capito with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

  6. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 457.

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Who sponsors S 4949?
S 4949 is sponsored by Capito, Shelley Moore (Republican), Whitehouse, Sheldon (Democratic), Cramer, Kevin (Republican), Schiff, Adam B. (Democratic), and Alsobrooks, Angela D. (Democratic).
What is the current status of S 4949?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced July 13, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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