Federal Policy
Water-resources legislation covers Army Corps of Engineers projects, the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, drought response, dam safety, and major waterway infrastructure. Bills here are often regional — they fund specific dams, levees, ports, and flood-control projects.
Sam Graves
U.S. Representative · Missouri · Republican
Chair
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Shelley Moore Capito
U.S. Senator · West Virginia · Republican
Chairman
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
Rick Larsen
U.S. Representative · Washington · Democratic
Ranking Member
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Sheldon Whitehouse
U.S. Senator · Rhode Island · Democratic
Ranking Member
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
Eric A. "Rick" Crawford
U.S. Representative · Arkansas · Republican
Vice Chair
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Adam B. Schiff
U.S. Senator · California · Democratic
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
Addison P. McDowell
U.S. Representative · North Carolina · Republican
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Alex Padilla
U.S. Senator · California · Democratic
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
André Carson
U.S. Representative · Indiana · Democratic
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Angela D. Alsobrooks
U.S. Senator · Maryland · Democratic
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
Bernard Sanders
U.S. Senator · Vermont · Independent
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
Brad Knott
U.S. Representative · North Carolina · Republican
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Brian Babin
U.S. Representative · Texas · Republican
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Brian J. Mast
U.S. Representative · Florida · Republican
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Bruce Westerman
U.S. Representative · Arkansas · Republican
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Burgess Owens
U.S. Representative · Utah · Republican
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Chris Pappas
U.S. Representative · New Hampshire · Democratic
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Christopher R. Deluzio
U.S. Representative · Pennsylvania · Democratic
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Cynthia M. Lummis
U.S. Senator · Wyoming · Republican
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
Dan Sullivan
U.S. Senator · Alaska · Republican
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
Daniel Webster
U.S. Representative · Florida · Republican
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
David J. Taylor
U.S. Representative · Ohio · Republican
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
David Rouzer
U.S. Representative · North Carolina · Republican
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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The Water Resources Development Act is a biennial bill that authorizes Army Corps of Engineers projects — ports, levees, flood control, ecosystem restoration. It's traditionally bipartisan because every district has water infrastructure that benefits.