What This Bill Does · Plain English
GovGreed Synthesis · AI extraction
This bill amends the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to reauthorize and update the water resources research and technology institutes program. It authorizes $16 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2029 for the institutes, with 20% of those funds specifically earmarked for research on water problems of an interstate nature. It also expands the stated purpose of the Act to explicitly include the growing artificial intelligence industry as part of the private industry the program aims to collaborate with.
Carveouts & Earmarks · 2 line items · $77M tagged
Specific dollar amounts in this bill that flow to identifiable companies or programs — the actual cash trail.
$64M
Sec. 3 (amending Sec. 104(f)(1))
"there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $16,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2029."
→ to carry out this section
$13M
Sec. 3 (amending Sec. 104(g)(1))
"Of the amounts made available under subsection (f)(1) for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2029, 20 percent shall be used."
→ research focused on water problems of interstate nature
Action Timeline
2026-03-26
Subcommittee Hearings Held
2026-03-19
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
2026-03-09
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2026-03-09
Introduced in House
2026-03-09
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.7889 pass?
HR.7889 is still alive. Current stage: REPORTED. Pass likelihood: pending.
What does HR.7889 do?
This bill amends the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to reauthorize and update the water resources research and technology institutes program. It authorizes $16 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2029 for the institutes, with 20% of those funds specifically earmarked for research on water problems of an interstate nature. It also expands the stated purpose of the Act to explicitly include the growing artificial intelligence industry as part of the private industry the program aims to collaborate with.
Who sponsored HR.7889?
HR.7889 was sponsored by Robert J. Wittman (R-Virginia).
How much money does HR.7889 spend?
HR.7889 contains $77M in identified line-item carveouts to specific programs and companies, across 2 earmarks.
Full Bill Text
119 HR 7889 IH: Advancing Water Research and Collaboration Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2026-03-09 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7889 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 9, 2026 Mr. Wittman (for himself, Ms. Brownley , Mr. Lawler , Mr. McGuire , Mr. Griffith , Mr. Hurd of Colorado , and Mr. McDowell ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to reauthorize the water resources research and technology institutes program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Advancing Water Research and Collaboration Act of 2025 or the AWRC Act of 2025 . 2. Congressional declaration of purpose Section 103(4) of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 ( 42 U.S.C. 10302(4) ) is amended by inserting , including the growing artificial intelligence industry, after private industry . 3. Water resources research and technology institutes Section 104 of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 ( 42 U.S.C. 10303 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (f)— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking subsection 104(g) of this Act and inserting subsection (g) ; and (B) by striking the subsection designation and all that follows through Any sums in paragraph (2) and inserting the following: (f) General authorization of appropriations (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2) and subject to subsection (g)(1), there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $16,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2029. (2) Failure to obligate Any amounts ; and (2) in subsection (g)— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking (2) Research funds and inserting the following: (4) Competitive grants Research funds ; (B) in paragraph (1)— (i) in the third sentence, by striking Funds made and inserting the following: (3) Availability of funds Funds made ; and (ii) by striking by institutes which focuses in the first sentence and all that follows through Such funds when appropriated in the second sentence and inserting the following: by institutes with respect to any of the following: (A) Research that focuses on water problems and issues of a regional or interstate nature beyond those of concern only to a single State. (B) Research that relates to specific program priorities identified jointly by the Secretary and the institutes. (C) Research that relates to water problems identified by Congress as being of an interstate nature. (2) Federal cost-share Funds made available under this subsection ; and (C) by striking the subsection designation and all that follows through 2025 in the first sentence of paragraph (1) and inserting the following: (g) Additional funds for research focused on water problems of interstate nature (1) In general Of the amounts made available under subsection (f)(1) for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2029, 20 percent shall be used .
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