MORE WATER Act
Latest action · Sep 17, 2026 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 652.
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 29, 2026
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jan 29, 2026Markup Jul 29, 2026Reported Sep 17, 2026 |
| Water and Power Subcommittee | Hearings Mar 17, 2026 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2026Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Sep 17, 2026Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 652.
- Jul 29, 2026Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Mar 17, 2026Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.
- Jan 29, 2026Introduced in Senate
In the Congressional Record 1
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 S380 | Alex Padilla D-CA | Jan 29, 2026 |
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.
Printed hearings 1
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. 119-337 | PENDING LEGISLATION229 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Mar 17, 2026 |
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 |
| R45342 | Central Valley Project: Issues and Legislation | Report | Mar 26, 2026 |
| IF12414 | Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART Program | Resource | Feb 12, 2026 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to reauthorize the large-scale water recycling and reuse program, to establish a Water Conveyance Improvement Program, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- MORE WATER Act
- Making Our communities Resilient through Enhancing Water for Agriculture, Technology, the Environment, and Residences Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- MORE WATER Act
- Making Our communities Resilient through Enhancing Water for Agriculture, Technology, the Environment, and Residences Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
- California
- Congressional oversight
- Endangered and threatened species
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Fishes
- Government information and archives
- Lakes and rivers
- Public-private cooperation
- Utah
- Water quality
- Water Resources Development
- Water resources funding
- Water use and supply
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2026Reported to Senate
- Jan 29, 2026Introduced 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.
