119th Congress · introduced in the House · Mar 9, 2026
AWRC Act of 2025
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Sep 15, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Water Resources Development
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Reported to House (Aug 20, 2026)
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.
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.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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. (text: CR H5575)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7889.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5575-5576)
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 665.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-764.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-764.
Ordered to be Reported 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
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research · Intergovernmental relations · Research administration and funding · Water resources funding
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8 citations.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESOURCES · lobbying firm or registrant: VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R.7889/S.3015, Advancing Water Research and Collaboration Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.9171, Department of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations…
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
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · lobbying firm or registrant: LEWIS-BURKE ASSOCIATES, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 14, 2026 · issue area: Science/Technology
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 10574, American Leadership in Fusion Act, Issues pertaining to fusion energy. H.R. 7889, S. 3015, Advancing Water Research and Collaboration Act of 2025, Issues pertaining to passage of whole bill. H.R. 5709, S.4846, Transboundary Aquifer Assessme…
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
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · amended · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Science/Technology
$1,140,000
Spent on own lobbying
…es FY 2027 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; funding for the Water Resources Research Institutes (WRRI) program H.R. 7889, the Advancing Water Research and Collaboration Act; reauthorization of the water Resources Research and Technology Institutes related issues FY 2027 President…
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
THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND RESEARCH FOUNDATION · lobbying firm or registrant: LEWIS-BURKE ASSOCIATES, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 7889, S. 3015, Advancing Water Research and Collaboration Act, Issues pertaining to the reauthorization of the WRRA program.
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
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESOURCES · lobbying firm or registrant: VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R.7889/S.3015, Advancing Water Research and Collaboration Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.9171, Department of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations…
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
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · lobbying firm or registrant: LEWIS-BURKE ASSOCIATES, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Science/Technology
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 7889, S. 3015, Advancing Water Research and Collaboration Act of 2025, Issues pertaining to passage of whole bill and introduction in the House. H.R. 5709, S.4846,…
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
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESOURCES · lobbying firm or registrant: VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R.7889/S.3015, Advancing Water Research and Collaboration Act of 2025, Entirety Public Law 119-74, Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Inter…
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
THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND RESEARCH FOUNDATION · lobbying firm or registrant: LEWIS-BURKE ASSOCIATES, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 7889, S. 3015, Advancing Water Research and Collaboration Act, Issues pertaining to the reauthorization of the WRRA program.
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