119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Jan 29, 2025
Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Sep 17, 2026): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 630.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Jan 29, 2025)
Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025
This bill establishes an interest-bearing account for the nonfederal contributions for the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program, a cooperative effort between federal and nonfederal entities in Arizona, California, and Nevada. The program works to recover multiple species listed under the Endangered Species Act.
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. 630.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S482)
Introduced in Senate
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Arizona · California · Financial services and investments · Government trust funds · Lakes and rivers · Nevada · Water use and supply · Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
LD-2 reports whose issue descriptions explicitly cite this bill (bill type and number validated against Congress.gov records). A citation does not establish the client's position or any contact with a member.
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COACHELLA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT · lobbying firm or registrant: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 17, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…R. 5661: Water Preservation and Affordability Act; all provisions H.R. 5935: Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Water Rights Settlement Act; all provisions S. 291: Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025; all provisions S. 3590: Water Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Act…
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
COACHELLA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT · lobbying firm or registrant: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 17, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…R. 5661: Water Preservation and Affordability Act; all provisions H.R. 5935: Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Water Rights Settlement Act; all provisions S. 291: Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025; all provisions S. 3590: Water Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Act…
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 ARIZONA WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT (CAWCD) · lobbying firm or registrant: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$70,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…na Project; Issues related to drought legislation Colorado River Management and Energy and Water Appropriations issues Issues related to infrastructure funding S.291/ H.R. 831 - Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment 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
COLORADO RIVER COMMISSION OF NEVADA · 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
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…rmitting and Expediting Economic Development Act (SPEED Act) ●H.R. 3898 - Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today Act (PERMIT Act) ●H.R. 831/S. 291 - Lower Colorado River MSCHP Program Amendment 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
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 13, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$190,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 338 (Costa, D-CA): Every Drop Counts Act; H.R. 831 (Calvert, R-CA)/S. 291 (Padilla, D-CA): Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025; H.R. 1311 (Harder, D-CA): Stop the Tunnels Act; H.R. 1894 (Calv…
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
COACHELLA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT · lobbying firm or registrant: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…R. 5661: Water Preservation and Affordability Act; all provisions H.R. 5935: Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Water Rights Settlement Act; all provisions S. 291: Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025; all provisions S. 3590: Water Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Act…
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
COACHELLA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT · lobbying firm or registrant: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…R. 5661: Water Preservation and Affordability Act; all provisions H.R. 5935: Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Water Rights Settlement Act; all provisions S. 291: Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025; all provisions S. 3590: Water Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Act…
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
COLORADO RIVER COMMISSION OF NEVADA · lobbying firm or registrant: MARCUS G. FAUST, PC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act (SPEED Act) H.R. 3898, Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today Act (PERMIT Act) H.R. 831/S. 291, Lower Colorado River MSCHP Program Amendment 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
CENTRAL ARIZONA WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT (CAWCD) · lobbying firm or registrant: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$70,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…na Project; Issues related to drought legislation Colorado River Management and Energy and Water Appropriations issues Issues related to infrastructure funding S.291/ H.R. 831 - Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment 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
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 15, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$190,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 338 (Costa, D-CA): Every Drop Counts Act; H.R. 831 (Calvert, R-CA)/S. 291 (Padilla, D-CA): Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025; H.R. 1311 (Harder, D-CA): Stop the Tunnels Act; H.R. 1894 (Calv…
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
COACHELLA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT · lobbying firm or registrant: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ructure Resilience and Sustainability Act of 2026; all provisions H.R. 5935: Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Water Rights Settlement Act; all provisions S. 291: Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025; all provisions S. 3590: Water Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Act…
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
COACHELLA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT · lobbying firm or registrant: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ructure Resilience and Sustainability Act of 2026; all provisions H.R. 5935: Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Water Rights Settlement Act; all provisions S. 291: Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025; all provisions S. 3590: Water Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Act…
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
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$220,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 338 (Costa, D-CA): Every Drop Counts Act; H.R. 831 (Calvert, R-CA)/S. 291 (Padilla, D-CA): Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025; H.R. 1311 (Harder, D-CA): Stop the Tunnels Act; H.R. 1894 (Calv…
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
CENTRAL ARIZONA WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT (CAWCD) · lobbying firm or registrant: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$70,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…na Project; Issues related to drought legislation Colorado River Management and Energy and Water Appropriations issues Issues related to infrastructure funding S.291/ H.R. 831 - Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment 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
COLORADO RIVER COMMISSION OF NEVADA · lobbying firm or registrant: MARCUS G. FAUST, PC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act (SPEED Act) H.R. 3898, Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today Act (PERMIT Act) H.R. 831/S. 291, Lower Colorado River MSCHP Program Amendment 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
COACHELLA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT · lobbying firm or registrant: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 21, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…sehold Water Assistance Program Establishment Act; all provisions H.R. 5935: Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Water Rights Settlement Act; all provisions S. 291: Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025; all provisions Discussions related to water and wastewater infrastructure and f…
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
COACHELLA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT · lobbying firm or registrant: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 21, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…1267: Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act; all provisions H.R. 5935: Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Water Rights Settlement Act; all provisions S. 291: Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025; all provisions Discussions related to water and wastewater infrastructure and f…
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
COLORADO RIVER COMMISSION OF NEVADA · lobbying firm or registrant: MARCUS G. FAUST, PC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act (SPEED Act) H.R. 3898, Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today Act (PERMIT Act) H.R. 831/S. 291, Lower Colorado River MSCHP Program Amendment 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
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$190,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 338 (Costa, D-CA): Every Drop Counts Act; H.R. 831 (Calvert, R-CA)/S. 291 (Padilla, D-CA): Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025; H.R. 1311 (Harder, D-CA): Stop the Tunnels Act; H.R. 1894 (Calv…
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
CENTRAL ARIZONA WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT (CAWCD) · lobbying firm or registrant: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 15, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$70,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…na Project; Issues related to drought legislation Colorado River Management and Energy and Water Appropriations issues Issues related to infrastructure funding S.291/ H.R. 831 - Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment 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
COACHELLA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT · lobbying firm or registrant: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 19, 2025 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 1267: Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act; all provisions S. 291: Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025; all provisions Discussions related to water and wastewater infrastructure and f…
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
COACHELLA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT · lobbying firm or registrant: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 19, 2025 · issue area: Natural Resources
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 1267: Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act; all provisions S. 291: Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025; all provisions Discussions related to water and wastewater infrastructure and f…
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 ARIZONA WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT (CAWCD) · lobbying firm or registrant: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Natural Resources
$70,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…na Project; Issues related to drought legislation Colorado River Management and Energy and Water Appropriations issues Issues related to infrastructure funding S.291/ H.R. 831 - Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment 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
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 9, 2025 · issue area: Natural Resources
$190,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 338 (Costa, D-CA): Every Drop Counts Act; H.R. 831 (Calvert, R-CA)/S. 291 (Padilla, D-CA): Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025; H.R. 1311 (Harder, D-CA): Stop the Tunnels Act; H.R. 1894 (Calv…
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
COACHELLA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT · lobbying firm or registrant: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 1267: Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act; all provisions S. 291: Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025; all provisions Discussions related to Presidential Proclamation No. 10881 - Est…
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