119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jun 10, 2025
Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act of 2026
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Latest action (Sep 17, 2026): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 661.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Reported to House (Sep 15, 2025)
Snow Water Supply Forecasting Reauthorization Act of 2025
This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 and modifies the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program of the Bureau of Reclamation. Under the existing program, Reclamation implements activities to improve snowpack measurements used for water supply forecasts in certain western states.
The bill directs Reclamation to incorporate, to the greatest extent practicable, information from technologies that provide complete integration of accurate, timely, and spatially complete snowpack measurements and models when determining water supply forecasts or allocations to federal water contractors.
Additionally, the bill requires the program's framework to emphasize the deployment of technologies that provide integration of snowpack measuring and modeling. The bill also requires the program's focus—activities that maintain, establish, expand, or advance snowpack measurement and integrated modeling—to place an emphasis on (1) enhancing activities to achieve improved snow and water supply forecasting results that are more responsive to changing weather and watershed conditions, (2) real-time integration of measurement and modeling activities with water supply forecasts, (3) activities in river basins where measurements or modeling can produce snow and water supply data to inform water management decisions, and (4) building the capacity of the program partners to implement and adapt to the new measurement and forecast capabilities.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 661.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5136)
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Hurd (CO) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3857.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5077-5078; text: CR H5078)
Mr. Hurd (CO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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Loading lobbying reportsPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 249.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-293.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-293.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Coverage: reports for 2025 onward, posted Jan 1, 2025 through Oct 23, 2026.
8 citations.
TROUT UNLIMITED · lobbying firm or registrant: TROUT UNLIMITED
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 18, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$120,000
Spent on own lobbying
…953; Headwaters Protection Act, H.R.605/S.2701; Healthy Headwaters, Healthy Communities Act, S.4234; Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act, H.R.3857/S.2437; Water Project Navigators Act, H.R.7408/3792; Western Water Reinvestment Act, S.5402. Legislation influencing fish and wildlife management. Aquatic Inva…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CENTRAL UTAH WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT · lobbying firm or registrant: MARCUS G. FAUST, PC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Act ●S.5653 - Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 ●H.R.4776 - Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act (SPEED Act) ●H.R. 3857 - Snow Water Supply Forecasting Reauthorization Act of 2025; S. 2437 - Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act of 2025
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TROUT UNLIMITED · lobbying firm or registrant: TROUT UNLIMITED
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$120,000
Spent on own lobbying
…953; Headwaters Protection Act, H.R.605/S.2701; Healthy Headwaters, Healthy Communities Act, S.4234; Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act, H.R.3857/S.2437; Water Project Navigators Act, H.R.7408/3792.
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NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: WATER STRATEGIES, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · amended · posted Apr 22, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$180,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…pared and submitted NWRA written testimony and related advocacy materials in support of multiple water and hydropower-related bills, including S. 1242, S. 2437/H.R. 3857, S. 2753, S. 3500, S. 3693, S. 3732, S. 3737, and S. 3792. Prepared memos and member communications summarizing Senate hearing activity and the policy implicat…
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WESTERN URBAN WATER COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: ASHURST PERKINS COIE US LLP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Budget/Appropriations
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Issues related to permitting reform, including the H.R. 4503, ePermit Act; H.R. 4776, Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act; H.R. 3857, Snow Water Supply Forecasting Reauthorization Act of 2025
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TROUT UNLIMITED · lobbying firm or registrant: TROUT UNLIMITED
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 19, 2026 · issue area: Clean Air and Water (quality)
$120,000
Spent on own lobbying
…r Rights Settlement Act, H.R.2025/S.953; Ohio River Basin Restoration Program Act, H.R.10432/S.3796; Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act, H.R.3857/S.2437; Water Project Navigators Act, H.R.7408/3792
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TROUT UNLIMITED · lobbying firm or registrant: TROUT UNLIMITED
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 21, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$120,000
Spent on own lobbying
…13/S.2741; Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, H.R.1366/S.544; Headwaters Protection Act, H.R.605/S.2701; Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act, H.R.3857/S.2437
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NATURE CONSERVANCY · lobbying firm or registrant: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 21, 2026 · issue area: Clean Air and Water (quality)
$1,290,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program and add groundwater Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Snow Water Supply Forecasting Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3857/S.2437) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy to ACE for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lo…
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