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Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act
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Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act This bill eases restrictions for ecosystem restoration projects in designated floodways that meet certain risk criteria. Under current National Flood Insurance Program requirements, such projects are generally prohibited in a designated floodway if the project would increase the area’s base flood elevation. The bill establishes conditions under which a community may permit an ecosystem restoration project within a designated floodway that would result in an increase in base flood elevations. Specifically, the project may be permitted if (1) a professional engineer determines that the cumulative effect of the increase will be not more than 1 foot; (2) no insurable structure or critical infrastructure is located in an impacted area; and (3) the community submits an analysis to the Federal Emergency Management Agency on the project’s effects after the project is complete. An ecosystem restoration project is defined by the bill as a project that manipulates the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of a site with a goal of recovering, reclaiming, or improving the functions of an aquatic resource or floodplain.
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2026 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5298; text: CR S5298)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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Permitting Reform National Environmental Policy Act Reforms H.R. 4776 - Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act H.R. 4503 - ePermit Act H.R. 6256/S. 1564 - Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (FERA) Ecological Restoration Permitting Compensatory Mitigation H.R. 3898 - Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act Artificial Intelligence and Permitting Federal Permitting Workforce Great Salt Lake Restoration Senate permitting Reform
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $8,500
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Advocacy for western water and drought resilience, and natural infrastructure including S. 154/H.R. 231, 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 headwaters systems, improve water conservation efforts in the Rio Grande and Colorado River basins, and actions to improve water quality in the Florida Everglades.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (S.5653) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 (H.R.6500) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256/S.1564) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Plum Island Preservation Act (S.412) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Effort to transfer lingering parcels of Joliet Training Arsenal in Illinois to Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, operated by the Forest Service.
Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Administrative and legislative proposals related to the Clean Water Act and water protections including waters of the United States and the PERMIT Act, H.R.3898. Legislation to conserve and restore watershed and ecosystem health within specific geographies. Additional specific legislation includes: American Water Stewardship Act, H.R.6422; DALCI Act, H.R.7330; Delaware River Basin Restoration Program Reauthorization Act, H.R.1304/S.4102; Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act, H.R.6256/S.1564; GLRI Act, H.R.284/S.528; Northwest Wetlands Voluntary Incentives Program Act, H.R.10823; Ohio River Basin Restoration Program Act, H.R.10432/S.3796.
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
HR 642, S.2270 Myakka Wild and Scenic River Study Act HR 949 Hatchie River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2025 S.1564 - Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act HR 5102 Greater Yellowstone Recreation Enhancement and Tourism Act HR 2903, S1476 M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act
Client expense: $56,700 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Advocacy for western water and drought resilience, and natural infrastructure including S. 154/H.R. 231, 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 headwaters systems, improve water conservation efforts in the Rio Grande and Colorado River basins, and actions to improve water quality in the Florida Everglades.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Administrative and legislative proposals related to the Clean Water Act and water protections including waters of the United States and the PERMIT Act, H.R.3898. Legislation to conserve and restore watershed and ecosystem health within specific geographies. Additional specific legislation includes: American Water Stewardship Act, H.R.6422; DALCI Act, H.R.7330; Delaware River Basin Restoration Program Reauthorization Act, H.R.1304/S.4102; Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act, H.R.6256/S.1564; GLRI Act, H.R.284/S.528; Ohio River Basin Restoration Program Act, H.R.10432/S.3796.
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
2025 Farm Bill 2026 Farm Bill America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Coastal Storm Risk Management Trust Fund Act of 2025 (no bill number) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Water Security Program (no bill number) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Draft legislation regarding ecological restoration permitting act Draft wildfire package Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act (draft bill; no bill number) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) FIRE Act (H.R. 6387) Fire Funding Fix reauthorization (no bill number) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256 / S.1564) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Ghost Gear Loss and Pollution Prevention Act Great American Outdoors Act (H.R. 1957) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 HR 7978/S 4041 Offshore Party Act of 2026 (HR 8542) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025 (HR.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Ohio River Restoration Program Act (H.R.5966/S.3796) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 []. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Public Lands Integrity Act (S.4455) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) USFS R&D Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emission Prevention Act (S.3044) Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025 (S.140)
2026 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
2026 Farm Bill Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.5342/S.2354) Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R. 8845) Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.6938) Consolidated Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.6938) Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (H.R.5371) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9495) Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4213) Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9310) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.8997/4927) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (HR 9022) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256/S.1564) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) FY27 Budget of the U.S. Government (President's Budget) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Integrated Ocean Observation System Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.2126) National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.8595) Permitting reform [no bill number] Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462)
2026 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Permitting Reform National Environmental Policy Act Reforms H.R. 4776 - Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act H.R. 4503 - ePermit Act H.R. 6256/S. 1564 - Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (FERA) Voluntary Ecological Restoration Compensatory Mitigation H.R. 3898 - Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act Artificial Intelligence and Permitting
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $7,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2026 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
HR 642, S.2270 Myakka Wild and Scenic River Study Act HR 949 Hatchie River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2025 S.1564 - Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act HR 5102 Greater Yellowstone Recreation Enhancement and Tourism Act HR 2903, S1476 M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
2026 Farm Bill Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256/S.1564) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (H.R.2025/S.953) Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act (H.R.2345/S.1131) Plum Island Preservation Act (S.412) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Save Our Sequoias Act (H.R.2709) Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2026 (S.4250) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study Implementation of Central Valley Project Improvement Act
2026 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Permitting Reform National Environmental Policy Act Reforms Litigation and Judicial Review Reforms H.R. 4776 - Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act H.R. 4503 - ePermit Act H.R. 6256/S. 1564 - Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (FERA) Voluntary Ecological Restoration Compensatory Mitigation H.R. 3898 - Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act Artificial Intelligence and Permitting
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $7,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2026 · first_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Administrative and legislative proposals related to Clean Water Act and water protections including waters of the United States and the PERMIT Act, H.R.3898. Additional specific legislation includes: American Water Stewardship Act, H.R.6422; Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act, H.R.7978/S.4041; Defending Our Dams Act, H.R.2073; Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act, H.R.6256/S.1564; GLRI Act, H.R.284/S.528Healthy Watersheds, GLRI Act, H.R.284/S.528; Headwaters Protection Act, H.R.605/S.2701; Healthy Communities Act, S.4234; Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, H.R.2025/S.953; Ohio River Basin Restoration Program Act, H.R.10432/S.3796; Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act, H.R.3857/S.2437; Water Project Navigators Act, H.R.7408/3792
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
HR 642, S.2270 Myakka Wild and Scenic River Study Act HR 949 Hatchie River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2025 S.1564 - Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act HR 5102 Greater Yellowstone Recreation Enhancement and Tourism Act HR 2903, S1476 M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Permitting Reform National Environmental Policy Act Reforms Litigation and Judicial Review Reforms H.R. 4776 - Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act H.R. 4503 - ePermit Act H.R. 6256/S. 1564 - Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act Voluntary Ecological Restoration Compensatory Mitigation H.R. 3898 - Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $6,100
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
2025 Farm Bill 2026 Farm Bill American Water Stewardship Act (H.R.6422) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Columbia River Clean-Up Act (H.R.4675/S.2415) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256/S.1564) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2025 (H.R.644/S.93) Headwaters Protection Act of 2025 (H.R.605/S.2701) Proposed legislation to reauthorize the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program and add groundwater Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Snow Water Supply Forecasting Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3857/S.2437) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy to ACE for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study
Client expense: $1,290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2025 · fourth_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
2025 Farm Bill 2026 Farm Bill Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256/S.1564) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025 (HR.1083/S.439) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today Act (PERMIT) Act (H.R. 3898) Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act (H.R.4776)
Client expense: $1,290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2025 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R.1304 The Delaware River Basin Restoration Program Reauthorization Act HR 284 / S.528 The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 HR 642 Myakka Wild and Scenic River Study Act HR 949 Hatchie River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2025 S. 1578 Nulhegan River and Paul Stream Wild and Scenic River Study Act S. 1765 CT River Watershed Partnership Act S.1564 - Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act HR 5102 Greater Yellowstone Recreation Enhancement and Tourism Act
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R.1304 The Delaware River Basin Restoration Program Reauthorization Act HR 284 / S.528 The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 HR 642 Myakka Wild and Scenic River Study Act HR 949 Hatchie River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2025 S. 1578 Nulhegan River and Paul Stream Wild and Scenic River Study Act S. 1765 CT River Watershed Partnership Act S.1564 - Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act Greater Yellowstone Recreation Enhancement and Tourism Act - not introduced yet
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · second_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
[Reintroduction of] National Prescribed Fire Act (118: H.R.8557/S.4424) 2025 Farm Bill Columbia River Basin Restoration Program Reauthorization Act (no bill number) Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Digital Coast Act (H.R.4256/S.2245) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Fisheries management (no bill number - executive) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (S.1564) Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (H.R.1968) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025 (HR.1083/ S.439) Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Act 2026 Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission Act (H.R.1514/S.1078) Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act (H.R.2345/S.1131) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.718) Resilient Coasts and Estuaries Act (H.R.2786) Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (H.R.3838)
Client expense: $2,270,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Client expense: $900,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
Client expense: $900,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
Client expense: $640,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE