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H.R. 1311
U.S. House•In House Committee
Summary
H.R. 1311, the Stop the Delta Tunnel Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 13, 2025 by Rep. Josh Harder (D) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, and last saw action on Feb 13, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Record
Text
H.R. 1311 has 4 co-sponsors.
hb1311/introduced-in-house.txt119 HR 1311 IH: Stop the Delta Tunnel ActU.S. House of Representatives2025-02-13text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1311 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2025 Mr. Harder of California (for himself, Mr. Huffman , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. Thompson of California , and Mr. DeSaulnier ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILLTo prohibit the Corps of Engineers from issuing a permit for the Delta Conveyance Project.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Stop the Delta Tunnel Act .2.Prohibition on Delta Conveyance Project permitThe Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, may not issue a permit under section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1344 ) relating to the Delta Conveyance Project described in the document published by the Corps of Engineers entitled Delta Conveyance Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement and dated December 2022.
Tracker
The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.
- Introduced2025-02-13
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Conference
- To President
- Became Law
To prohibit the Corps of Engineers from issuing a permit for the Delta Conveyance Project.
Sponsors
Rep. Josh Harder (D) sponsors H.R. 1311, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Rep. · D–CA-9 · Sponsor
Introduced Feb 13, 2025

Rep. · D–CA-10 · Co-sponsor
Joined Feb 13, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–CA-8 · Co-sponsor
Joined Feb 13, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–CA-2 · Co-sponsor
Joined Feb 13, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–CA-4 · Co-sponsor
Joined Feb 13, 2025 · Original
Committees
H.R. 1311 went before 2 committees: Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee and Transportation and Infrastructure.


Actions
H.R. 1311 has taken 3 actions since Feb 13, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 13, 2025 | House | Introduced in House | ||
Feb 13, 2025 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | ||
Feb 13, 2025 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee |
Votes
H.R. 1311 has not gone to a roll call.
Titles
H.R. 1311 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.
- Stop the Delta Tunnel Act — Display Title
- Stop the Delta Tunnel Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
- To prohibit the Corps of Engineers from issuing a permit for the Delta Conveyance Project. — Official Title as Introduced
Lobbying
2 clients hired 2 firms and 4 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1311 in 7 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.
Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Clean Air and Water (quality), Natural Resources, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Environment/Superfund, Homeland Security, Education, Health Issues.
Clients
Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.
| Client | Business | State | Firms | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 6 | — |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA | A higher education institution. | Florida | 1 | 1 | $10K |
Firms
Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.
| Registrant | Clients | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | 1 | 6 | — |
| WHITMER & WORRALL, LLC | 1 | 1 | $10K |
Lobbyists
Named on the filings that cite the bill.
| Lobbyist | Firms | Clients | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABBY SCHNEIDER | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| MORGAN LEONARD | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| MARTIN WHITMER | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| THOMAS WORRALL | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Filings
The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.
| Client | Registrant | Period | Reported | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | 2026 first_quarter | $220K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | 2025 second_quarter | $200K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | 2026 second_quarter | $190K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | 2025 fourth_quarter | $190K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | 2025 third_quarter | $190K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | 2025 first_quarter | $190K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA | WHITMER & WORRALL, LLC | 2025 first_quarter | $10K | 1st Quarter - Termina… |
Classification
The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1311 under Environmental Protection, one of its 31 policy areas.
CRS Subjects
CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1311’s is Environmental Protection.
hr1311/policy-areas.txtSource: congress.gov · legiscan.com