American Water Stewardship Act
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced 2025-12-04
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “American Water Stewardship Act” Read the full text
Environmental Protection
What it does
American Water Stewardship Act This bill reauthorizes several water quality protection and restoration programs of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and makes related requirements. Specifically, the bill reauthorizes through FY2031 the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the Long Island Sound Partnership program, the Columbia River Basin Restoration Program, the National Estuary Program, and the BEACH Act program. The bill also modifies some of those programs. For example, the bill modifies the National Estuary Program, including by establishing the Mississippi Sound as an estuary of n
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite coming. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · 2025-12-04
In the House.
Passed the House · 2026-03-24
Senate floor vote · next
Official documents
The on-site text is shown verbatim from the GovInfo publication, captured 2026-07-23. The same version at GovInfo.
The numbers
29%
of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)
4
sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass
Who is lobbying on this
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLEAN WATER AGENCIESvia NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLEAN WATER AGENCIES
3 filingsNATURE CONSERVANCYvia THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
3 filingsUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANvia UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
3 filingsTROUT UNLIMITEDvia TROUT UNLIMITED
2 filingsASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAMSvia ESP ADVISORS, LLC
1 filingBOARD OF REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMvia BOARD OF REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM
1 filingNATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATIONvia NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION
1 filingFrom 14 filings in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2025 to 2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (2026-03-25).