House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
AWRC Act of 2025
Official title: To amend the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to reauthorize the water resources research and technology institutes program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Wittman R-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 9, 2026
- Committee actionJul 15, 2026
- Passed HouseSep 14, 2026 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 15, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7889.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 7889, AWRC Act of 2025” on September 1, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on August 20, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 1, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62744
- CBO publication date
- September 1, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7889, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7889
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 24, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-764 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on August 20, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported August 20, 2026 ↗
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- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/764
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7889, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7889
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 24, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8744027e9f85a27fcbd4f708c2b7d23e09fdcddf07ef9af79c2f1131568e9ee5
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WITTMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 43, March 9, 2026, Page H2477):Congress has the authority to enact this legislation pursuant to its powers under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 9, 2026 ↗
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- Statement length
- 144 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7889, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7889
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 24, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8744027e9f85a27fcbd4f708c2b7d23e09fdcddf07ef9af79c2f1131568e9ee5
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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
10 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 10 cosponsors (30%) are from the other party.
Julia Brownley (D-CA), H. Griffith (R-VA), Jeff Hurd (R-CO), Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA), Michael Lawler (R-NY), April McClain Delaney (D-MD), Addison McDowell (R-NC), John McGuire (R-VA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Jefferson Shreve (R-IN).
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Related bills
- S. 3015 (119th) AWRC Act of 2025Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.