America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018
Latest action · Jul 10, 2018 By Senator Barrasso from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 115-294.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 8, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018
This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, each fiscal year, to submit to Congress a five-year budget and work plan for projects of national significance. Each Corps of Engineers district, each fiscal year, must submit a five-year budget and work plan for projects under its jurisdiction. Projects must be carried out in a sustainable manner that focuses on water resource challenges and opportunities, promotes collaboration, and pursues integrated water resource management.
The bill reauthorizes provisions of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 pertaining to expedited consideration of water resources infrastructure through 2024.
The bill provides for: (1) the establishment of a Corps of Engineers Board of Appeals; and (2) various studies, modifications, and project authorizations and deauthorizations nationwide.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shall establish a voluntary stormwater infrastructure funding task force to develop recommendations to improve the funding and financing of stormwater infrastructure.
The Safe Drinking Water Act is amended to establish a voluntary WaterSense program to identify and promote water-efficient products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services.
The Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 is amended to authorize the EPA to provide financial assistance to state infrastructure financing authorities for state loan funds to carry out water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
The EPA shall: (1) promote the use of green infrastructure; (2) carry out a Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Program; and (3) appoint at least one employee in each regional office to serve as a liaison to minority, tribal, and low-income communities.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 8, 2018 to May 21, 2018; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | May 8, 2018 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | May 16, 2018 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | May 16, 2018 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | May 16, 2018 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | May 16, 2018 | |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | May 21, 2018 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | May 21, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred May 8, 2018Hearings May 9, 2018Hearings May 17, 2018Markup May 22, 2018Reported May 22, 2018 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 10, 2018By Senator Barrasso from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 115-294.
- May 22, 2018Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- May 22, 2018Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Barrasso with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- May 22, 2018Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 425.
- May 17, 2018Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-428.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3747 | Chuck Grassley R-IA | Jun 12, 2018 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2862, S2863 | John Barrasso R-WY, Rob Portman R-OH | May 23, 2018 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2801 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | May 22, 2018 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jun 29, 2018S. 2800, America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018As reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on May 22, 2018
Printed hearings 4
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 115-846 | HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS: THE IMPACT ON OUR NATION'S WATERS95 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Aug 28, 2018 |
| S. Hrg. 115-578 | BUSINESS MEETING439 pages | Environment and Public Works Committee | May 22, 2018 |
| S. Hrg. 115-428 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON S. 2800, AMERICA'S WATER INFRASTRUCTURE ACT OF 201844 pages | Environment and Public Works Committee | May 17, 2018 |
| S. Hrg. 115-304 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON S. 2800, AMERICA'S WATER INFRASTRUCTURE ACT OF 2018111 pages | Environment and Public Works Committee | May 9, 2018 |
CRS reports 6
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
About this bill 2
Products that name it in their title: its number, its law number or one of its short titles.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45656 | America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-270): Drinking Water Provisions Archived | Report | Mar 28, 2019 |
| R45212 | Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (H.R. 8) and America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (Amendment to H.R. 8): An Overview Archived | Report | Oct 2, 2018 |
Also cite it 4
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45185 | Army Corps of Engineers: Water Resource Authorization and Project Delivery Processes Archived | Report | Apr 19, 2019 |
| R45304 | Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF): Overview, Issues, and Legislation Archived | Report | Oct 2, 2018 |
| R45211 | Prioritizing Waterway Lock Projects: Barge Traffic Changes Archived | Report | Jun 1, 2018 |
| R44963 | Wastewater Infrastructure: Overview, Funding, and Legislative Developments Archived | Report | May 22, 2018 |
Related bills 11
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
- Congressional oversight
- Connecticut
- Dams and canals
- Ecology
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Environmental technology
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Floods and storm protection
- Government information and archives
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Government studies and investigations
- Infrastructure development
- Intergovernmental relations
- Licensing and registrations
- Long Island Sound
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Natural disasters
- New York State
- Public utilities and utility rates
- Research administration and funding
- Rural conditions and development
- Seashores and lakeshores
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Solid waste and recycling
- State and local finance
- State and local government operations
- Texas
- Water quality
- Water Resources Development
- Water resources funding
- Water storage
- Water use and supply
- Watersheds
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
- Wyoming
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 22, 2018Reported to Senate
- May 8, 2018Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
