H.R. 7889, the Advancing Water Research and Collaboration Act of 2025, passed the House on September 14, 2026.
H.R. 7889 — Advancing Water Research and Collaboration Act of 2025
What it does
This bill reauthorizes federal funding for water resources research institutes through 2029 at $16 million per year, restructures how research grants are allocated to focus on regional and interstate water problems, and explicitly includes the artificial intelligence industry in the list of private-sector partners eligible to participate in water research collaboration.
Quorum's transparency scan gave Advancing Water Research and Collaboration Act of 2025 a moderate transparency flag.
What happens next
H.R. 7889 passed the House. It now moves to the other chamber.
Who is behind it
Filed by Robert Wittman. Cosponsored by Addison McDowell, April McClain Delaney, Chellie Pingree and H. Griffith.
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