Latest action: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 655.
Committee has approved the bill (usually with amendments) and sent it back to the full chamber.
The committee voted to send the bill to the floor of the full chamber. The Senate Majority Leader schedules a floor vote.
Next: Passed One Chamber
The other chamber (Senate or House) repeats the committee + floor-vote process
Updates federal rules for managing water resources in the Dakota region.
The problem
Existing water resource management laws may not address current needs in the Dakota area, requiring legislative updates to improve water allocation and usage policies.
The proposal
Amends federal water resource development rules and procedures for the Dakota region to modernize management practices and water allocation frameworks.
The impact
Affects farmers, municipalities, Native American tribes, and residents in the Dakota region who depend on water resources for agriculture, drinking water, and economic activity.
Updates outdated water management laws to reflect current environmental and economic conditions. Allows for better planning and allocation of water resources in the region. Makes rules more practical for today's needs.
Can improve water availability for farms and businesses. Better water management may reduce disputes and legal costs. Supports agricultural productivity and growth.
May encourage states and stakeholders to work together on shared water challenges. Creates clearer frameworks for resolving water disputes. Promotes long-term planning.
Allows water management decisions to adapt to changing conditions like droughts. Provides tools to balance competing water needs. Improves response to emergencies.
Bill summary lacks specifics about which rules change and how. Makes it difficult to evaluate true impacts. Stakeholders may face unexpected consequences.
New rules could reduce water access for some groups while benefiting others. May create winners and losers among farmers, cities, and tribes. Could lead to new disputes.
States and agencies will need funds and time to implement new procedures. May require hiring staff or building new infrastructure. Costs could burden local governments.
Changes to water allocation could affect rivers, wetlands, and wildlife habitats. Increased water usage in some areas might harm ecosystems. Long-term environmental impacts unclear.
Generated by AI from the bill text. Not a prediction and not legal or policy advice. The percentage is the model's own rating of each item — self-reported, and not a measure of how accurate it is.
Loading map…
Loading...
0 citizens have already voted
Free · No spam · See how your representatives voted
Be the first to weigh in
Your vote starts the conversation
How citizen engagement works
Citizens vote & comment
Public opinion data is aggregated and updated in real time.
Patterns become visible
Representatives can see constituent sentiment broken down by district.
Your voice on the record
Contact your rep directly — one constituent call can shift a staffer's priority list.
Research shows that constituent contacts — especially calls — are among the most effective ways to influence a legislator's position on active bills.
Other bills in this policy area
HR 7250
To reauthorize the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000.
HR 10602
Ottawa County Environmental Infrastructure Act
HR 10533
Newton County Water Infrastructure Improvement Act
S 3792
Water Project Navigators Act
Individual contributions, grouped by employer · FEC
Where their individual donors work · 2026 cycle
Money from people who work there, not from the company. Not tied to this bill.
Itemized individual contributions via FEC, grouped by the employer each contributor self-reported. Companies and unions cannot contribute to federal candidates from their treasuries, so these totals are money from people who work at an employer — never from the organization itself. They are campaign contributions covering a full election cycle and are not connected to this bill.
Senate LDA lobbying disclosures
Couldn't load lobbying disclosures right now.