Army Corps speeds up dredged material deals in Ohio harbors.
H.R. 10383 — To require the Secretary of the Army to expedite the completion of agreements with non-Federal interests for beneficial use of dredged material from federally authorized harbors in the State of Ohio, and for other purposes. · Filed by Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) · Introduced Sep 15, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill tells the Army Corps of Engineers to move faster. It speeds up agreements with local groups and companies in Ohio. These groups want to reuse material dredged from harbors. The Corps can pay them back using fees from users. The bill lets the Corps skip a full safety plan.
Who it affects
Local governments, port groups, and companies in Ohio will be affected. People in Ohio communities near harbors may be affected too.
One thing to notice
The bill lets the Army Corps skip the full safety plan for dredged material in Ohio. Projects could move forward without checking if the material has pollution.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Sep 15, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 15, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- dredged material — Dirt, sand, and other stuff removed from the bottom of harbors.
- Army Corps of Engineers — The part of the U.S. Army that builds and fixes water projects.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,685 characters) on Sep 23, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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