Every Drop Counts Act
Latest action · Nov 19, 2025 Subcommittee Hearings Held
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.
- IntroducedJan 13, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Every Drop Counts Act
This bill expands the Bureau of Reclamation's Small Storage Program, which is a grant program for small surface water or groundwater storage projects in certain western states.
First, the bill expands the types of projects that are eligible for grants under the program. Specifically, the bill makes a project eligible for a grant if the project (1) has water storage capacity of recharges no less than 200 acre-feet and no more than 150,000 acre-feet on an average annual basis over the life of the project for storage or use; and (2) increases groundwater aquifer storage, conveys water to or recovers water from groundwater storage, and stabilizes groundwater levels.
Next, it extends Reclamation's authority to carry out the grant program for another five years.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 13, 2025 to Nov 19, 2025; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Original | Jan 13, 2025 |
| R-ID | Russ Fulcher | Original | Jan 13, 2025 |
| D-CA | Adam Gray | Jan 15, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Jan 15, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Jul 21, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Dave Min | Nov 19, 2025 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jan 13, 2025 |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Nov 12, 2025Hearings Nov 19, 2025 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 19, 2025Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Nov 12, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
- Jan 13, 2025Introduced in House
- Jan 13, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 6, January 13, 2025, page H112.
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46911 | Drought in the United States: Science, Policy, and Selected Federal Authorities | Report | Oct 2, 2026 |
| R47987 | Bureau of Reclamation Support for Water Storage Projects | Report | Jun 22, 2026 |
| R45342 | Central Valley Project: Issues and Legislation | Report | Mar 26, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to increase surface water and groundwater storage, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Every Drop Counts Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 13, 2025Introduced in House
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.
