Federal Water Projects Consultation Improvement Act of 2026

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8259.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BENTZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 65, April 14, 2026, Page H2886):
  This bill is designed to ensure that local water contractors have a seat at the table when Federal agencies make decisions impacting their water supplies.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 14, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  154 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 8259, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8259

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 19, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 24, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  650ca8987f7b49cb8a973203a54237a5088bc07e647408d1f8a7146750af31cb

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 19, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 8259, last updated September 19, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 24, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.