ASCE Submits Comments on Proposed Waters of the United States Rule
January 08, 2026
This week, ASCE submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) pertaining to the Trump Administration’s proposed rule defining “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act. The Clean Water Act provides protections from discharges and other environmental hazards into American waterways and waterbodies......
Congress Moves Forward With Water Resources Bill (WRDA 2024)
June 27, 2024
Update: The House of Representatives recently passed the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) for 2024. You can read ASCE’s statement on the passing of H.R. 8812 here: https://infrastructurereportcard.org/asce-statement-on-house-passage-of-the-water-resources-development-act-of-2024/ This week, the House of Representatives took a big step toward passing its biennial water resources bill. The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024......
Water Resources Development Acts Move Through House & Senate Committees
May 24, 2018
Both the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works (EPW) and the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) held mark-up hearings this week for its respective WRDA bills. Two weeks ago, ASCE President Kristina Swallow testified at the Senate EPW Committee’s first hearing on the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018. ASCE sent the......
President Trump Releases Much Anticipated Infrastructure Plan
February 12, 2018
The Trump Administration has officially released an infrastructure proposal calling for $1.5 trillion in infrastructure investments, with $200 billion of direct federal spending over the course of 10 years. The federal investment is meant to spur investments from state and local governments and private investors. The proposal is divided into four main parts: funding and......
Congress Begins WRDA 2018 Discussions
January 19, 2018
This week, the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment held a hearing entitled “America’s Water Resources Infrastructure: Approaches to Enhanced Delivery Systems.” Witnesses at the hearing included Major General Donald E. Jackson, the Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers......
Congressional Hearings Focus on Aviation, Flood Control
March 03, 2017
As the President’s repeated in his address to Congress his pledge to dramatically increase infrastructure spending to the tune of $1 trillion, various Congressional Committees have been holding hearings to explore the need. While the hearings reflect broad and even growing support on Capitol Hill for infrastructure spending, they also illustrate major hurdles, chief among......
Democrats’ Infrastructure Blueprint Furthers Legislative Conversation
January 26, 2017
Days after President Trump was the first to use the word “infrastructure” in an inaugural address, Senate Democrats doubled-down on his promise to invest in infrastructure by offering their own plan to increase investment by $1 trillion over 10 years, and purportedly create more than 15 million new jobs in the process. The plan, led......
A Big WIIN For Water Resources
December 15, 2016
Shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10, the U.S. Senate passed the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act, which included a Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) title by a vote of 78-21. The vote was one of the final acts of the 114th Congress. The House passed the same bill a few days......
Congress Unveils Compromise Water Resources Bill
December 06, 2016
Congressional negotiators released a newly rebranded water infrastructure bill this week after months of hashing out differences between their respective Water Resources Development Acts (S.2848 and H.R.5303) that each chamber passed earlier this year. The new bill, dubbed the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act or WIIN Act not only includes a traditional Army......
September 29, 2016
The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5303 the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 late yesterday afternoon by a vote of 399-25. The $11.5 billion bill authorizes over three dozen Army Corps of Engineers flood control, navigation and ecosystem restoration projects and studies across the country. In addition to the base text reported out......
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