119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jun 29, 2026
Water Resources Development Act of 2026
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Latest action (Sep 17, 2026): Received in the Senate.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Reported to House (Sep 3, 2026)
Water Resources Development Act of 2026
This bill authorizes and modifies certain water resource infrastructure projects and programs of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and makes related requirements. For example, the bill authorizes and modifies various water resources feasibility studies and projects of the Corps of Engineers, such as studies or projects to
• maintain ports and harbors,
• make certain waterways more navigable,
• reduce flood and storm damage,
• restore aquatic ecosystems and protect fish and wildlife,
• protect shorelines,
• address harmful algal blooms,
• rehabilitate dams,
• manage recreational sites and facilities,
• support water supply and storage projects, and
• support other water resources infrastructure.
The bill also directs the Corps of Engineers to establish an Office on Alternative Delivery Methods in order to accelerate project delivery of infrastructure.
In addition, the bill directs the Corps of Engineers to issue a rule that establishes categorical permissions for certain harbor or river improvements that will cause only minimal adverse environmental effects.
Show less of the summaryIncludes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
House · Sep 16, 2026 · Roll call 313 · Passed
Received in the Senate.
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 the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 9 (Roll no. 313). (text: CR H5850-5888) Roll call details
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 9 (Roll no. 313). Roll call details
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5959-5960)
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 9497.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5850-5893)
Mr. Graves moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 695.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-795.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-795.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 66 - 0.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS · lobbying firm or registrant: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Chemicals/Chemical Industry
$204,309
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 9497, Water Resources Development Act of 2026 Issues related to regulating PFAS in firefighting equipment and gear Issues related to the FMVSS 302 Standard for Vehi…
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
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE · lobbying firm or registrant: ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) 2026 (S. 4949 and H.R. 9497). Issues related to permitting reform.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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.
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE · lobbying firm or registrant: ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ion of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (P.L. 118-272). Issues related to invasive species. Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) 2026 (S. 4949 and H.R. 9497). Issues related to the Northwest Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act (H.R. 9621), pinniped removal, and population management. Issues related to popula…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
PORT OF SEATTLE · lobbying firm or registrant: ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Clean Air and Water (quality)
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…d permitting. Issues related to the Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169).Issues related to the Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497).
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
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA (OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR) · lobbying firm or registrant: STOICK CONSULTING, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to water rights provision in H.R. 9497, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA).
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
THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP · lobbying firm or registrant: THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Clean Air and Water (quality)
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
…31, Colorado River System Conservation Program Extension Act; H.R. 2786, Resilient Coasts and Estuaries Act; S. 1564/H.R. 6256, Floodplain Enhancement Act; and H.R. 9497/S. 4949, 2026 Water Resources Development Act. Support for administrative actions to promote water conservation and fish and wildlife habitat conservation in h…
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 NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE · lobbying firm or registrant: ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Clean Air and Water (quality)
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…d permitting. Issues related to the Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169).Issues related to the Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497).
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 WATER WORKS AND SEWER BOARD OF THE CITY OF GREENVILLE · lobbying firm or registrant: BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Budget/Appropriations
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
FY27 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R.9171), and Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497/S.4949), funding for projects.
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
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$1,600,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Insurance H.R. 7353 Auto Insurance H.R. 7389 Auto Insurance H.R. 7390 Auto Insurance H.R. 8730 Auto Insurance H.R. 8748 Auto Insurance H.R. 8870 Auto Insurance H.R. 9497 Transportation Infrastructure H.R. 9916 Auto Insurance H.R. 10269 Auto Insurance S. 5058 Auto Insurance
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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 MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$390,000
Spent on own lobbying
…(HR 583), reauthorizing program for monitoring and notifying coastal water conditions for recreation. Improvements to the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972. HR 9497 & S 4949 - Water Resources Development Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
JONES FORTUNA LP ON BEHALF OF GEORGIA WATER SUPPLY PROVIDERS · lobbying firm or registrant: INVARIANT LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ate policymakers on water resource management; monitor activity related to the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (P.L. 118-272); discuss H.R. 9497/S.4949S.4949, the Water Resources Development Act of 2026.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
LAKE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: K&L GATES, LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
$110,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…of U.S. law - no specific legislation. Issues related to United States Coast Guard and EPA development of ballast water regulations - no specific legislation. H.R. 9497 and S.4949 - Water Resources Development Act of 2026 - issues related to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, employees of Soo Lock, and Great Lakes Navigation Sy…
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
PORT OF PORTLAND · lobbying firm or registrant: K&L GATES, LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ed to dredged material management plan and cost share - various Water Resources Development Act proposals. Water Resources Development Act, S. 4949, Sec. 1316; H.R. 9497, Sec. 342.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
DUCTILE IRON PIPE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Budget/Appropriations
$270,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R.9260), materials provisions; Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497/S.4949), materials provisions, funding for water infrastructure.
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
CITY OF AUBURN, AL · lobbying firm or registrant: BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Budget/Appropriations
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…7 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R.9170), funding for projects; Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497/S.4949), project authorization.
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 PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Clean Air and Water (quality)
$110,704
Spent on own lobbying
H.R.284 - Great Lakes Restoration Initative Act H.R.9497 - Water Resources Development Act of 2026 S.528 - Great Lakes Restoration Initative Act S.4949 - Water Resources Development Act of 2026
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
AMRIZE NORTH AMERICA INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: AMRIZE NORTH AMERICA INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$260,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 8870, BUILD America 250 Act. H.R. 9170, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027. H.R. 9497, Water Resources Development Act of 2026. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to the reauthorization of surface transpo…
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
QUINTESSENCE MARINE INC. D/B/A INVERSA LEATHERS · lobbying firm or registrant: RIDGELINE ADVOCACY GROUP LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 9497, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026 H.R. 487, S. 871, Hawaii Invasive Species Protection Act H.R. 1780, Hawaii Native Species Conservation and…
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
QUINTESSENCE MARINE INC. D/B/A INVERSA LEATHERS · lobbying firm or registrant: RIDGELINE ADVOCACY GROUP LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 9497, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026 H.R. 487, S. 871, Hawaii Invasive Species Protection Act H.R. 1780, Hawaii Native Species Conservation and…
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 MINING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$700,000
Spent on own lobbying
Rail Service Improvements for Mining Products Coal Ports H.R. 9497 / S. 4949, Water Resources Development Act of 2026, Multiple Titles
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
CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU · lobbying firm or registrant: BLANK ROME GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Support legislative proposals in the next Surface Transportation (H.R.8870) and Water Resources Authorization bill (H.R.9497 and S.4949).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$290,000
Spent on own lobbying
…d Policy and Management Act to allow electric utilities to better implement wildfire risk reduction. Discussed support for changes in the managers amendment to H.R. 9497, the Water Resources Development Act of 2026, to clarify that a new Office of Water Supply at the Army Corps of Engineers responsibilities are carried out in a…
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 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Science/Technology
$250,000
Spent on own lobbying
…g research issues H.R. 7896, NOAA Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing Research Act; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research issues H.R. 9497/S. 4949, Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research issues H.R. 8615, Facilitating Lead…
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
CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA · lobbying firm or registrant: BLANK ROME GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Budget/Appropriations
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…nfrastructure. Agriculture FDA. FY26 and FY27 Congressionally Directed Spending Requests. Issues related to the Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (WRDA).(H.R. 9497 and S. 4949).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
WOOLPERT, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: WOOLPERT, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$290,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 9497 / S. 4949 - Water Resources Development Act of 2026 - issues related to Inland Marine Transportation System.
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