H.R. 9785 119th Congress House

South Dakota Water Feasibility Studies Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct studies to determine the feasibility of constructing projects to supply municipal, rural, and industrial wat… Show full official titleShow less

Introduced: July 20, 2026 Introduced by: Dusty Johnson Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov

Water Resources Development Congressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsIowaMinnesota

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Missouri RiverNebraskaPublic-private cooperationRural conditions and developmentSouth DakotaWater resources fundingWater use and supply

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Sep 15, 2026

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Sep 15, 2026

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.

Jul 20, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Jul 20, 2026

Introduced in House

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What's happening now September 15, 2026

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.

Hearings & markups 1

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Markup Sep 15, 2026 · 10:15 AM EDT · Natural Resources Committee

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9785: South Dakota Water Feasibility Studies Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9785/

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"H.R. 9785: South Dakota Water Feasibility Studies Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9785/.

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H.R. 9785, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9785/.

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