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Legislative Progress
Introduced
March 9, 2026
Latest Action
September 15, 2026
Primary Sponsor
Robert J. WittmanRepublican(VA)
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
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0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
94pct
190d open
vs 10,940 other HR bills in the 119th — cohort avg 30d
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.
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2026 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
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 Act, 2027, Water resources research
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
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.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
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Sources: Congress.gov
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Science/Technology
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 Assessment Act, Issues pertaining to passage of whole bill. S.579, DOE Quantum Leadership Act, Issues pertaining to DOE quantum research, infrastructure, and workforce development. Issues pertaining to AI for Science. Issues pertaining to NSF and NSF reauthorization.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R. 7148, FY 2026 Consolidated Appropriations Act (P.L. 119-75); research and development issues FY 2027 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues; funding for agriculture research programs; pest management and invasive species research related issues; Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) related research issues; Agriculture Food and Research Initiative (AFRI); provisions related to nutrition, research, education, cooperative extension, forestry; grant related funding issues; funding for the National Animal Laboratory Health Network (NAHLN); National Plant Diagnostic Network (NPDN); National Clean Plant Network (NCPN); USDA Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Institutes related issues; other issues FY 2027 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Education, and Related Appropriations Act; research and development issues; funding for National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Education and Research Centers (ERCs); Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry Centers (AFF); and Total Worker Health Centers (TWH); funding for research programs FY 2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research issues 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's Budget Request; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research issues FY 2027 National Defense Authorization Act; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research issues; research facilities issues FY2027 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research issues; fusion energy research funding issues H.R. 3816/H.R. 5089, The Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025; climate research; earth observing research issues S. 3923, Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026; climate research; earth observing research issues Executive Order 14269 issued April 9, 2025, Restoring Americas Maritime Dominance, Maritime Action Plan; climate research; earth observing research issues; research facilities issues; workforce development issues S. 1541, Shipbuilding and Harbor Infrastructure for Prosperity and Security (SHIPS) for America Act of 2025; earth observing; research facilities issues; workforce development issues H.R. 1223/S. 318, Accelerating Networking, Cyberinfrastructure and Hardware for Oceanic Research Act or (ANCHOR) Act; research and development issues Funding for National Institutes of Health
Client expense: $1,140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 7889, S. 3015, Advancing Water Research and Collaboration Act, Issues pertaining to the reauthorization of the WRRA program.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
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 Act, 2027, Water resources research
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Science/Technology
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, Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act, Issues pertaining to passage of whole bill and introduction in the Senate. H.R. 8462, S.3597, The National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization, Issues pertaining to quantum science and technology, and workforce development. S.579, DOE Quantum Leadership Act, Issues pertaining to DOE quantum research, infrastructure, and workforce development.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R. 7148, FY 2026 Consolidated Appropriations Act (P.L. 119-75); research and development issues FY 2027 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues; funding for agriculture research programs; pest management and invasive species research related issues; Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) related research issues; Agriculture Food and Research Initiative (AFRI); provisions related to nutrition, research, education, cooperative extension, forestry; grant related funding issues; funding for the National Animal Laboratory Health Network (NAHLN); National Plant Diagnostic Network (NPDN); National Clean Plant Network (NCPN); USDA Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Institutes related issues; other issues FY 2027 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Education, and Related Appropriations Act; research and development issues; funding for National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Education and Research Centers (ERCs); Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry Centers (AFF); and Total Worker Health Centers (TWH); funding for research programs FY 2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research issues 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's Budget Request; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research issues FY 2027 National Defense Authorization Act; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research issues; research facilities issues FY2027 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research issues; fusion energy research funding issues H.R. 3816/H.R. 5089, The Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025; climate research; earth observing research issues S. 3923, Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026; climate research; earth observing research issues Executive Order 14269 issued April 9, 2025, Restoring Americas Maritime Dominance, Maritime Action Plan; climate research; earth observing research issues; research facilities issues; workforce development issues S. 1541, Shipbuilding and Harbor Infrastructure for Prosperity and Security (SHIPS) for America Act of 2025; earth observing; research facilities issues; workforce development issues H.R. 1223/S. 318, Accelerating Networking, Cyberinfrastructure and Hardware for Oceanic Research Act or (ANCHOR) Act; research and development issues Funding for National Institutes of Health
2026 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
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 Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, Division C - Department of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, Water resources research Department of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027, Water resources research
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 7889, S. 3015, Advancing Water Research and Collaboration Act, Issues pertaining to the reauthorization of the WRRA program.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
| House |
| Referred To |
| March 9, 2026 |
| March 9, 2026 |
| Republican |
| VA |
| Jeff Hurd | Republican | CO |
| Jefferson Shreve | Republican | IN |
| Jennifer A. Kiggans | Republican | VA |
| John J. McGuire III | Republican | VA |
| Julia Brownley | Democratic | CA |
| Michael Lawler | Republican | NY |
Client expense: $740,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE