Skip to main content
HR 8435 117th Congress House Water Resources Development

Colorado River Drought Response Act

Introduced: July 20, 2022 Introduced by: Stanton, Greg Democratic · Arizona See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 20, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 20, 2022
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Colorado River Drought Response Act

This bill authorizes appropriations for the Department of the Interior to reduce the near-term likelihood of Lake Mead (in Arizona and Nevada) and Lake Powell (in Arizona and Utah) declining to critically low water elevations. These reservoirs are part of the Colorado River Basin.

The bill also decreases the amount of time Interior has to act on existing requirements to establish grant programs for watershed habitat restoration and large-scale water recycling and reuse in certain western states.

What's happening now July 20, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5118 Related bill Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jul 27, 2022
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8435: Colorado River Drought Response Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8435/
MLA
"H.R. 8435: Colorado River Drought Response Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8435/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 8435, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8435/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 8435: Colorado River Drought Response Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8435/)
Report a problem