S1242-119

In Committee

Watershed Results Act

119th Congress Introduced Apr 1, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Watershed Results Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Environment, Civil Rights.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section id4946e525ebd7403490ba9b810fa0db28: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Watershed Results Act.
  • Section idc5cc3c1aadff44ddb28eb3df3d031f73: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term advance watershed analytics means the technical analysis that— is conducted before providing funding for a watershed...
  • Section idb5ae0b393ac844048b8b52606882bc87: 3. Watershed outcomes projects The Secretary shall— not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, solicit the submission from eligible...
  • Section id9145115d85bd4312aae346f90081d435: 4. Briefing; Reports For each fiscal year for which a watershed outcomes project is carried out under section 3, not later than the date on which the budget of...
  • Section id60f24e38a9244642b05c3296f9d66180: 5. Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this Act $17,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Watershed Results Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Environment, Civil Rights

Primary Purpose

This bill, Watershed Results Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Environment Civil Rights

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 17, 2026

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and …

Apr 1, 2025

Mr. Wyden introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

Apr 1, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and …

Apr 1, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Environment Civil Rights
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"advance watershed analytics" §idc5cc3c1aadff44ddb28eb3df3d031f73

the technical analysis that— is conducted before providing funding for a watershed outcomes project

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