Army Corps of Engineers sets up a water supply office.
S. 4962 — Securing America's Water Supply Act · Filed by Raphael Warnock (D-GA) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Jul 14, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill tells the Army Corps of Engineers to start a new office within 180 days. The office will coordinate water supply, conservation, and drought resiliency. It will help states and cities access water programs and reservoirs. It will also speed up water supply studies that are waiting.
Who it affects
States and cities that need water or face droughts will benefit. They will have an easier way to ask the Corps for help.
One thing to notice
The bill does not pay for the new office. It does not say what happens if water for supply means less flood protection.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Jul 14, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jul 14, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Army Corps of Engineers — A federal agency that manages water, dams, and rivers.
- drought resiliency — The ability to handle and survive long periods without rain.
- reservoir — A large lake made by a dam to store water.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (5,532 characters) on Aug 12, 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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