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Water Rights Protection Act
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Water Rights Protection Act of 2025 This bill limits the transfer of water rights from water users to the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture (USDA). First, the bill prohibits Interior and USDA from conditioning the issuance or renewal of land use or occupancy agreements (e.g., permits and leases) on the transfer of any water right to the United States. Next, it prohibits Interior and USDA from requiring water users, including Indian tribes, to acquire water rights in the name of the United States as a condition of the issuance or renewal of a land use or occupancy agreement. Finally, it prohibits Interior and USDA from conditioning or withholding the issuance or renewal of land use or occupancy agreements on (1) limiting the date, time, quantity, location of diversion or pumping, or place of use of a state water right beyond any applicable limitations under state water law; or (2) modifying the terms and conditions of groundwater withdrawal, guidance and reporting procedures, or conservation and source protection measures established by a state. Interior and USDA must also ensure that federal action imposes no greater restriction or regulatory requirement than under applicable state water law. Further, Interior and USDA must not take actions that adversely affect state authority in permitting water usage or in adjudicating water rights.
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2026 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
BLM & USFS grazing regulations BLM Land health standards/assessments DOI planning process National Historic Preservation Act regulations, consultations Cooperative monitoring, including MOUs and subsequent joint protocols Agency resource monitoring and data collection tools Wildfire policy; U.S. Wildland Fire Service policy Endangered Species Act revisions/modernization Grizzly Bear delisting regulations Gray Wolf Delisting; Pet and Livestock Protection Act and regulatory Mexican Gray Wolf ESA policy; delisting efforts NEPA policy, guidance and regulations; permitting reform Depredation policies, standards, and guidelines at APHIS and USFWS NRCS programs available to natural resource management Wild Horse and Burro Act funding and implementation Parochial grazing/land use bills H.R.6300/S.2787, Grasslands Grazing Act H.R.9533, FEES Act H.R.7567 (and Senate companion) Farm Bill 2026; nat res provisions, fire, forestry H.R.1110, Grazing for Wildfire Risk Reduction H.R.281/S.316, Grizzly Bear State Management Act H.R.302, Water Rights Protection Act H.R.1301, death tax repeal H.R.1897, the ESA Amendments Act H.R.2238, Ranching Without Red Tape Act H.R.1661/S.775, Save America's Forgotten Equines Act S.140, the Wildfire Prevention Act S.211, the Resiliency for Ranching and Natural Resource Conservation Health Act S.1306/H.R.845, to delist the Gray wolf H.R.471, Fix Our Forests Act Implementation of livestock depredation provisions in the H.R.1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists resolutions Rangeland conservation (post-fire remediation and funding, post-WHB rehab, invasive species mitigation)
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 334.
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-384, Part I.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 16.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2026 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
BLM & USFS grazing regulations BLM Land health standards/assessments Cooperative monitoring, including MOUs and subsequent joint protocols Agency resource monitoring and data collection tools Wildfire policy; U.S. Wildland Fire Service policy Endangered Species Act revisions/modernization Grizzly Bear delisting regulations Gray Wolf Delisting; Pet and Livestock Protection Act and regulatory Mexican Gray Wolf ESA policy; delisting efforts NEPA policy, guidance and regulations; permitting reform Depredation policies, standards, and guidelines at APHIS and USFWS NRCS programs available to natural resource management Wild Horse and Burro Act funding and implementation Parochial grazing/land use bills H.R.6300/S.2787, Grasslands Grazing Act H.R.9533, FEES Act H.R.7567 (and Senate companion) Farm Bill 2026; nat res provisions, fire, forestry H.R.1110, Grazing for Wildfire Risk Reduction H.R.281/S.316, Grizzly Bear State Management Act H.R.302, Water Rights Protection Act H.R.1301, death tax repeal H.R.1897, the ESA Amendments Act H.R.2238, Ranching Without Red Tape Act H.R.1661/S.775, Save America's Forgotten Equines Act S.140, the Wildfire Prevention Act S.211, the Resiliency for Ranching and Natural Resource Conservation Health Act S.1306/H.R.845, to delist the Gray wolf H.R.471, Fix Our Forests Act Implementation of livestock depredation provisions in the H.R.1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists resolutions Rangeland conservation (post-fire remediation and funding, post-WHB rehab, invasive species mitigation)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2026 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
BLM & USFS grazing regulations Cooperative monitoring Agency monitoring and reporting protocols Wildfire policy; U.S. Wildland Fire Service Sage Grouse ROD implementation Endangered Species Act revisions/modernization Grizzly Bear delisting regulations Gray Wolf Delisting; Pet and Livestock Protection Act and regulatory Mexican Gray Wolf ESA policy; delisting bill NEPA policy, guidance and regulations Depredation policies, standards, and guidelines at APHIS and USFWS NRCS programs available to natural resource management Wild Horse and Burro Act funding and implementation Parochial grazing/land use bills. H.R.1110, Grazing for Wildfire Risk Reduction H.R.281/S.316, Grizzly Bear State Management Act H.R.302, Water Rights Protection Act H.R.1301, death tax repeal H.R.1897, the ESA Amendments Act H.R.2238, Ranching Without Red Tape Act H.R.1661/S.775, Save America's Forgotten Equines Act S.140, the Wildfire Prevention Act S.211, the Resiliency for Ranching and Natural Resource Conservation Health Act S.1306/H.R.845, to delist the Gray wolf H.R.471, Fix Our Forests Act Implementation of livestock depredation provisions in the H.R.1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists resolutions Rangeland conservation (post-fire remediation and funding, post-WHB rehab, invasive species mitigation)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $5,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2025 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
- BLM Grazing Regulations - USFS Grazing policies and regulations - Wildfire policies - Sage Grouse plan revisions (BLM) - Endangered Species Act revisions - Grizzly Bear Delisting - Gray Wolf Delisting - Mexican Gray Wolf ESA policy; delisting - NEPA policy, guidance and regulations - Wild Horse and Burro Act funding and implementation. H.R.1110, Grazing for Wildfire Risk Reduction H.R.281/S.316, Grizzly Bear State Management Act H.R.302, Water Rights Protection Act H.R.1301, death tax repeal H.R.1897, the ESA Amendments Act H.R.2238, Ranching Without Red Tape Act H.R.1661/S.775, Save America's Forgotten Equines Act S.140, the Wildfire Prevention Act S.211, the Resiliency for Ranching and Natural Resource Conservation Health Act S.1306, to delist the Gray wolf implementation of the H.R.1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2025 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
S.322 Improving Atmospheric Rivers Forecasts Act. Support efforts to improve weather forecasting. H.R. 338 Every Drop Counts Act. Support efforts to increase surface and groundwater storage. H.R. 337 Groundwater Recharge Technical Assistance Act. Support work to improve groundwater recharge, aquifer storage, and water source substitution projects. H.R. 635 WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act. Support efforts to increases Tribal access to federal water conservation and efficiency grants. H.R. 471 Fix Our Forests Act. Engage on efforts relating to improving forest health conditions in critical watersheds. H.R. 1897 ESA Amendments Act of 2025. Engage on issues related to improving the implementation of the Endangered Species Act. H.R.106 LIST Act of 2025. Engage on issues related to the listing of endangered species. H.R. 302 The Water Rights Protection Act. Work to protect state allocated water rights from federal overreach. S.607/H.R. 1459 Protect the West Act. Work to increase resources to improve forest health. H.R. 1894 Federally Integrated Species Health Act (FISH Act). Engage to improve federal agency coordination on species management. Review and provide comment regarding definition of harm under the Endangered Species act.ID FWS-HQ-ES-2025-0034-212976. Review and support the San Francisco Bay Restoration Program Technical Correction Act (H.R.1382) Review and support the Groundwater Recharge Technical Assistance Act (H.R. 337) Engage on A bill providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the San Francisco Bay-Delta Distinct Population Segment of the Longfin Smelt". (H.J.Res.78) Review and support the Proven Forest Management Act (H.R. 179) Review and track the Forest Service Accountability Act (S. 1061/H.R. 1762) Support and engage on the U.S. Senate version of the Fix Our Forests Act (S.1462) Engage to support legislation that provide additional tools to the International Boundary Water Commission to improve water quality. Support "A bill to authorize the International Boundary and Water Commission to accept funds for activities relating to wastewater treatment and flood control works, and for other purposes" (H.R. 1948). Track and engage issues related to H.R.3889, the National Prescribed Fire Act. Engage to support H.R.3717, the Golden Mussel Eradication and Control Act.
Client expense: $115,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2025 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
S.322 Improving Atmospheric Rivers Forecasts Act. Support efforts to improve weather forecasting. H.R. 338 Every Drop Counts Act. Support efforts to increase surface and groundwater storage. H.R. 337 Groundwater Recharge Technical Assistance Act. Support work to improve groundwater recharge, aquifer storage, and water source substitution projects. H.R. 635 WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act. Support efforts to increases Tribal access to federal water conservation and efficiency grants. H.R. 471 Fix Our Forests Act. Engage on efforts relating to improving forest health conditions in critical watersheds. H.R. 1897 ESA Amendments Act of 2025. Engage on issues related to improving the implementation of the Endangered Species Act. H.R.106 LIST Act of 2025. Engage on issues related to the listing of endangered species. H.R. 302 The Water Rights Protection Act. Work to protect state allocated water rights from federal overreach. S.607/H.R. 1459 Protect the West Act. Work to increase resources to improve forest health. H.R. 1894 Federally Integrated Species Health Act (FISH Act). Engage to improve federal agency coordination on species management. Review and provide comment regarding definition of harm under the Endangered Species act.ID FWS-HQ-ES-2025-0034-212976. Review and support the San Francisco Bay Restoration Program Technical Correction Act (H.R.1382) Review and support the Groundwater Recharge Technical Assistance Act (H.R. 337) Engage on A bill providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the San Francisco Bay-Delta Distinct Population Segment of the Longfin Smelt". (H.J.Res.78) Review and support the Proven Forest Management Act (H.R. 179) Review and track the Forest Service Accountability Act (S. 1061/H.R. 1762) Support and engage on the U.S. Senate version of the Fix Our Forests Act (S.1462) Engage to support legislation that provide additional tools to the International Boundary Water Commission to improve water quality. Support "A bill to authorize the International Boundary and Water Commission to accept funds for activities relating to wastewater treatment and flood control works, and for other purposes" (H.R. 1948). Track and engage issues related to H.R.3889, the National Prescribed Fire Act.
2025 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
- BLM Grazing Regulations - USFS Grazing handbook and directives - Wildfire policy - Sage Grouse plan revisions (BLM) - Endangered Species Act revisions - Grizzly Bear Delisting - Gray Wolf Delisting - Mexican Gray Wolf ESA policy; delisting - NEPA policy, guidance and regulations - Wild Horse and Burro Act funding and implementation. H.R.1110, Grazing for Wildfire Risk Reduction H.R.281/S.316, Grizzly Bear State Management Act H.R.302, Water Rights Protection Act H.R.1301, death tax repeal H.R.1897, the ESA Amendments Act H.R.2238, Ranching Without Red Tape Act H.R.1661/S.775, Save America's Forgotten Equines Act S.140, the Wildfire Prevention Act S.211, the Resiliency for Ranching and Natural Resource Conservation Health Act S.1306, to delist the Gray wolf H.R.1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2025 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
S.322 Improving Atmospheric Rivers Forecasts Act. Support efforts to improve weather forecasting. H.R. 338 Every Drop Counts Act. Support efforts to increase surface and groundwater storage. H.R. 337 Groundwater Recharge Technical Assistance Act. Support work to improve groundwater recharge, aquifer storage, and water source substitution projects. H.R. 635 WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act. Support efforts to increases Tribal access to federal water conservation and efficiency grants. H.R. 471 Fix Our Forests Act. Engage on efforts relating to improving forest health conditions in critical watersheds. H.R. 1897 ESA Amendments Act of 2025. Engage on issues related to improving the implementation of the Endangered Species Act. H.R.106 LIST Act of 2025. Engage on issues related to the listing of endangered species. H.R. 302 The Water Rights Protection Act. Work to protect state allocated water rights from federal overreach. S.607/H.R. 1459 Protect the West Act. Work to increase resources to improve forest health. H.R. 1894 Federally Integrated Species Health Act (FISH Act). Engage to improve federal agency coordination on species management. Review and provide comment regarding definition of harm under the Endangered Species act.ID FWS-HQ-ES-2025-0034-212976. Review and support the San Francisco Bay Restoration Program Technical Correction Act (H.R.1382) Review and support the Groundwater Recharge Technical Assistance Act (H.R. 337) Engage on A bill providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the San Francisco Bay-Delta Distinct Population Segment of the Longfin Smelt". (H.J.Res.78) Review and support the Proven Forest Management Act (H.R. 179) Review and track the Forest Service Accountability Act (S. 1061/H.R. 1762) Support and engage on the U.S. Senate version of the Fix Our Forests Act (S.1462) Engage to support legislation that provide additional tools to the International Boundary Water Commission to improve water quality. Support "A bill to authorize the International Boundary and Water Commission to accept funds for activities relating to wastewater treatment and flood control works, and for other purposes" (H.R. 1948).
2025 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
- BLM Grazing Regulations - USFS Grazing handbook and directives - Wildfire policy - Sage Grouse plan revisions (BLM) - Endangered Species Act revisions - Grizzly Bear Delisting - Gray Wolf Delisting - Mexican Gray Wolf ESA policy; delisting - NEPA policy, guidance and regulations - Wild Horse and Burro Act funding and implementation. H.R.1110, Grazing for Wildfire Risk Reduction H.R.281/S.316, Grizzly Bear State Management Act H.R.302, Water Rights Protection Act H.R.1301, death tax repeal H.R.1897, the ESA Amendments Act H.R.2238, Ranching Without Red Tape Act H.R.1661/S.775, Save America's Forgotten Equines Act S.140, the Wildfire Prevention Act S.211, the Resiliency for Ranching and Natural Resource Conservation Health Act S.1306, to delist the Gray wolf H.R.1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2025 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
S.322 Improving Atmospheric Rivers Forecasts Act. Support efforts to improve weather forecasting. H.R. 338 Every Drop Counts Act. Support efforts to increase surface and groundwater storage. H.R. 337 Groundwater Recharge Technical Assistance Act. Support work to improve groundwater recharge, aquifer storage, and water source substitution projects. H.R. 635 WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act. Support efforts to increases Tribal access to federal water conservation and efficiency grants. H.R. 471 Fix Our Forests Act. Engage on efforts relating to improving forest health conditions in critical watersheds. H.R. 1897 ESA Amendments Act of 2025. Engage on issues related to improving the implementation of the Endangered Species Act. H.R.106 LIST Act of 2025. Engage on issues related to the listing of endangered species. H.R. 302 The Water Rights Protection Act. Work to protect state allocated water rights from federal overreach. S.607/H.R. 1459 Protect the West Act. Work to increase resources to improve forest health. H.R. 1894 Federally Integrated Species Health Act (FISH Act). Engage to improve federal agency coordination on species management.
Client expense: $115,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2025 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
- BLM Grazing Regulations - USFS Grazing handbook and directives - Wildfire policy - Sage Grouse plan revisions (BLM) - Endangered Species Act revisions - Grizzly Bear Delisting - Gray Wolf Delisting - Mexican Gray Wolf ESA policy; delisting - NEPA policy, guidance and regulations - Wild Horse and Burro Act funding and implementation. H.R.1110, Grazing for Wildfire Risk Reduction H.R.281/S.316, Grizzly Bear State Management Act H.R.302, Water Rights Protection Act H.R.1301, death tax repeal H.R.1897, the ESA Amendments Act H.R.2238, Ranching Without Red Tape Act H.R.1661/S.775, Save America's Forgotten Equines Act S.140, the Wildfire Prevention Act S.211, the Resiliency for Ranching and Natural Resource Conservation Health Act S.1306, to delist the Gray wolf
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
| Referred To |
| January 9, 2025 |
| Natural Resources Committee | House | Referred To | January 9, 2025 |
| Republican |
| UT |
| Ron Estes | Republican | KS |
| Russ Fulcher | Republican | ID |
Client expense: $115,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
Client expense: $115,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service