House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law

Water Data Act

H.R. 7792Introduced May 17, 2022Policy area: Water Resources Development

Sponsor: Rep. Melanie Stansbury D-NM

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Where it went

IntroducedMay 17, 2022
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jun 16, 2022 — Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7792.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. STANSBURY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 168, No. 84, May 17, 2022, Page H5098):
Article I, Section 8
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H.R. 7792, 117th Congress
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of June 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

20 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 18 Democrats

2 of 20 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.

Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), André Carson (D-IN), Ed Case (D-HI), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Yvette Herrell (R-NM), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Susie Lee (D-NV), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Jerry McNerney (D-CA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Katie Porter (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI).

More from the sponsor

Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Melanie Stansbury.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Mexico in Congress · NM-1 district

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Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.