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H.R. 338 119th Congress House

Every Drop Counts Act

Official title: To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to increase surface water and groundwater storage, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 13, 2025 Introduced by: Jim Costa Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Water Resources Development Water resources fundingWater storage
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 19, 2025
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Nov 12, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
Jan 13, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Hearings & markups 1
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 21

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 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 3 Republican 4
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Min, Dave
California · Nov 19, 2025
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Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Jul 21, 2025
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Mar 11, 2025
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Gray, Adam
California · Jan 15, 2025
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Harder, Josh
California · Jan 15, 2025
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Fulcher, Russ
Idaho · Jan 13, 2025
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Valadao, David G.
California · Jan 13, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 338: Every Drop Counts Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-338/
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"H.R. 338: Every Drop Counts Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-338/.
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H.R. 338, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-338/.
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