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H.R. 3857 119th Congress House

Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act of 2026

Official title: To amend the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Authorization Act.

Introduced: June 10, 2025 Introduced by: Jeff Hurd Republican · Colorado See on congress.gov
Water Resources Development Advanced technology and technological innovationsEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental technologyWater resources fundingWater use and supply
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 Everywhere this bill has been 22 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 17, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 661.
Sep 17, 2026
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Jun 10, 2026
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Mar 17, 2026
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.
Dec 11, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Dec 10, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 10, 2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Dec 10, 2025
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Dec 10, 2025
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5136)
Dec 9, 2025
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Hurd (CO) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
Dec 9, 2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3857.
Dec 9, 2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5077-5078; text: CR H5078)
Dec 9, 2025
Mr. Hurd (CO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 15, 2025
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-293.
Sep 15, 2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 249.
Jul 23, 2025
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 23, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jul 23, 2025
Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
Jun 24, 2025
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Jun 23, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
Jun 10, 2025
Introduced in House
Jun 10, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 661.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Snow Water Supply Forecasting Reauthorization Act of 2025

This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 and modifies the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program of the Bureau of Reclamation. Under the existing program, Reclamation implements activities to improve snowpack measurements used for water supply forecasts in certain western states.

The bill directs Reclamation to incorporate, to the greatest extent practicable, information from technologies that provide complete integration of accurate, timely, and spatially complete snowpack measurements and models when determining water supply forecasts or allocations to federal water contractors.

Additionally, the bill requires the program's framework to emphasize the deployment of technologies that provide integration of snowpack measuring and modeling. The bill also requires the program's focus—activities that maintain, establish, expand, or advance snowpack measurement and integrated modeling—to place an emphasis on (1) enhancing activities to achieve improved snow and water supply forecasting results that are more responsive to changing weather and watershed conditions, (2) real-time integration of measurement and modeling activities with water supply forecasts, (3) activities in river basins where measurements or modeling can produce snow and water supply data to inform water management decisions, and (4) building the capacity of the program partners to implement and adapt to the new measurement and forecast capabilities.

 Hearings & markups 4
 Bill text 5 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Lobbying activity 9

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Vindman, Eugene Simon
Virginia · Jul 23, 2025
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jun 10, 2025
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