Army Corps can fund more Great Lakes fish and nature projects
H.R. 10387 — To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out additional Great Lakes fishery and ecosystem restoration projects not eligible under current policy of the Department of the Army, and for other purposes. · Filed by Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) · Introduced Sep 15, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill lets the Army Corps of Engineers pay for Great Lakes fish and nature projects. These projects do not qualify under old rules. Each project can get up to $20 million. The bill changes the Water Resources Development Act of 2000.
Who it affects
The bill affects Great Lakes fish and nature projects. It removes a barrier that stopped these projects from getting money.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say which projects are blocked now or why. The Army Corps will decide what counts as a blocked project.
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 Natural Resources and House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Natural…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Water Resources Development Act of 2000 — A law that sets rules for how the Army Corps of Engineers funds water projects.
- Army Corps of Engineers — The part of the Army that builds and manages water projects like dams and nature work.
- nature projects — Work to fix and improve natural habitats and the plants and animals that live in them.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (283 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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