S. 386 119th Congress Senate

Critical Water Resources Prioritization Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide exemptions from the consultation requirements required under that Act for agency actions that ful… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide exemptions from the consultation requirements required under that Act for agency actions that fulfill critical human water needs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 4, 2025 Introduced by: Cynthia M. Lummis Republican · Wyoming See on congress.gov

Environmental Protection

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Feb 4, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Feb 4, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Votes taken on this bill 2

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Apr 28, 2009	Senate · vote #171	On Passage of the Bill S. 386	Passed	92–4	See who voted →
Apr 27, 2009	Senate · vote #170	On the Cloture Motion S. 386	Agreed To	84–4	See who voted →

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What's happening now February 4, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Environment and Public Works Committee
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Lobbying activity 1

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Cosponsors 2

Barrasso, John

Wyoming · Feb 4, 2025

Sheehy, Tim

Montana · Feb 4, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 386: Critical Water Resources Prioritization Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-386/

MLA

"S. 386: Critical Water Resources Prioritization Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-386/.

Bluebook (legal)

S. 386, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-386/.

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