H.R. 338: Every Drop Counts Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-01-13 · Water Resources Development · Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held

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Every Drop Counts Act

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Every Drop Counts Act This bill expands the Bureau of Reclamation's Small Storage Program, which is a grant program for small surface water or groundwater storage projects in certain western states. First, the bill expands the types of projects that are eligible for grants under the program. Specifically, the bill makes a project eligible for a grant if the project (1) has water storage capacity of recharges no less than 200 acre-feet and no more than 150,000 acre-feet on an average annual basis over the life of the project for storage or use; and (2) increases groundwater aquifer storage, conveys water to or recovers water from groundwater storage, and stabilizes groundwater levels. Next, it extends Reclamation's authority to carry out the grant program for another five years.

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Every Drop Counts Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] · 7 cosponsors

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Russ Fulcher (R-ID), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Adam Gray (D-CA), Josh Harder (D-CA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Dave Min (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] reported raising $1.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr338.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr338 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills