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Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science (WATERS) Act

Introduced: December 18, 2025 Introduced by: Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Mar 26, 2026

Subcommittee Hearings Held

Mar 19, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.

Dec 18, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Dec 18, 2025

Introduced in House

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What's happening now March 26, 2026

Subcommittee Hearings Held

Hearings & markups 1

• H.R. 726 (Rep. Downing), “Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025” • H.R. 2317 (Rep. Amodei), “Nor…
Markup Jul 15, 2026 · 10:00 AM EDT · Natural Resources Committee

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives
Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Natural Resources Committee

Lobbying activity 2

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
for NATURE CONSERVANCY · Virginia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION, INC.
for CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION INC · Maryland · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025

Cosponsors 7

McClain Delaney, April

Maryland · Apr 29, 2026

Ivey, Glenn

Maryland · Feb 24, 2026

McClellan, Jennifer L.

Virginia · Feb 24, 2026

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Feb 24, 2026

Elfreth, Sarah

Maryland · Dec 18, 2025

Kiggans, Jennifer A.

Virginia · Dec 18, 2025

Wittman, Robert J.

Virginia · Dec 18, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6893: Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science (WATERS) Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6893/

MLA

"H.R. 6893: Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science (WATERS) Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6893/.

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H.R. 6893, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6893/.

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