H.R. 338 (119th)Congressional Activities

Every Drop Counts Act

Water Resources Development|Water Resources DevelopmentWater resources funding
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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The Central Valley Project (CVP), a federal water project owned and operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), is one of the world’s largest water supply projects. The CVP covers approximately 400 miles in California, from Redding to Bakersfield, and draws from two large river basins: the Sacramento and…

AuthorsCharles V. Stern, Pervaze A. Sheikh, Erin H. Ward
Wildlife & EcosystemsWater Resource Management
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The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation, part of the Department of the Interior) has for more than a century been involved in the construction and operations of water storage projects in the 17 arid and semiarid western states. In the past, Congress generally provided full, up-front funding for the construction of thes…

AuthorsCharles V. Stern
Natural Resources PolicyWater Resource Management
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ScheduledHearingNov 19, 2025, 3:00 PM
Legislative Hearing on:H.R. 338 (Rep. Costa), “Every Drop Counts Act” H.R. 1514 (Rep. Ezell), “Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission Act” H.R. 3756 (Rep. Crenshaw), “Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025” or the “FISH Act of 2025” H.R. 5699 (Rep. Rutherford), “Fisheries Data Modernization and Accuracy Act of 2025”
1324, Longworth House Office Building, 1324, Longworth House Office Building

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