H.R. 9484

Summary

H.R. 9484, the Water Reservoir Transparency Act, was introduced in the House on Jun 25, 2026 by Rep. Hillary Scholten (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Transportation And Infrastructure, and last saw action on Jun 25, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Record

Text

H.R. 9484 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 9484 IH: Water Reservoir Transparency Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-06-25
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 9484  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 25, 2026   Ms. Scholten  (for herself and  Mrs. Sykes ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Army to conduct a study on the effect of new commercial and industrial water users on the amount of water maintained by Corps of Engineers reservoirs, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Water Reservoir Transparency Act  .
2.
Study on commercial and industrial water use
(a)
In general
The Secretary shall conduct a study on the ways in which the operation of new commercial and industrial water users affects the use of and water levels in reservoirs maintained by the Corps of Engineers.
(b)
Submission and publication
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—
(1)
submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report containing the results of the study conducted under subsection (a); and
(2)
make such study publicly available on a website of the Corps of Engineers.
(c)
Secretary defined
In this section, the term  Secretary  means the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers.

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To require the Secretary of the Army to conduct a study on the effect of new commercial and industrial water users on the amount of water maintained by Corps of Engineers reservoirs, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Hillary Scholten (D) sponsors H.R. 9484, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Hillary Scholten

Rep. · D–MI-3 · Sponsor

Introduced Jun 25, 2026

Emilia Sykes

Rep. · D–OH-13 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 25, 2026 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 9484 went before 1 committee: Transportation and Infrastructure.

Transportation and Infrastructure

Transportation and Infrastructure

Referred To · Jun 25, 2026 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 9484 has taken 2 actions since Jun 25, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 9484 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 9484 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Water Reservoir Transparency Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Water Reservoir Transparency Act — Display Title
• To require the Secretary of the Army to conduct a study on the effect of new commercial and industrial water users on the amount of water maintained by Corps of Engineers reservoirs, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 9484 under Water Resources Development, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 9484’s is Water Resources Development.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 9484, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 107 (Thursday, June 25, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SCHOLTEN:H.R. 9484.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H4263]

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