AWRC Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Wittman
In Committee
Summary
This bill would reauthorize and reshape the Water Resources Research Institutes program to prioritize interstate water research and shift funding toward competitive, science-and-technology collaborations.
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- Researchers and universities: Awards are rewritten as competitive grants that target research on regional and interstate water problems and program priorities set jointly with the Secretary.
- Private sector and technology: The bill explicitly names the growing artificial intelligence industry as a private-sector participant, opening institutes to AI partnerships and technology-focused work.
- Funding and allocation: It would authorize $16.0 million each year for fiscal years 2026 through 2029 and requires that 20% of those amounts be used for interstate-focused research. The language also keeps a federal cost-share concept and adds a mechanism addressing un‑obligated funds.
*Would authorize $16.0 million annually for FY2026–FY2029, with 20% of those funds reserved for interstate-focused research.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
New annual funding for water research
If enacted, the bill would authorize $16,000,000 each year for fiscal years 2026 through 2029 for the Water Resources Research and Technology Institutes program. Each year, 20% of that money would have to be used for research on interstate water problems. Some of the money would require matching funds from non-federal sources. Grants would fund research institutes, universities, and eligible partners, and the funding would be subject to conditions in other program rules.
Competitive grants for interstate water research
If enacted, the bill would redesignate institute "Research funds" as "Competitive grants" and limit funded projects to: (A) research on regional or interstate water problems beyond one State, (B) research tied to priorities set jointly by the Secretary and the institutes, or (C) research on interstate water problems identified by Congress. This would shift more institute money to competitive awards and steer funding toward interstate and jointly identified priorities.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Wittman
VA • R
Cosponsors
Brownley
CA • D
Sponsored 3/9/2026
Lawler
NY • R
Sponsored 3/9/2026
McGuire
VA • R
Sponsored 3/9/2026
Griffith
VA • R
Sponsored 3/9/2026
Hurd (CO)
CO • R
Sponsored 3/9/2026
McDowell
NC • R
Sponsored 3/9/2026
Pingree
ME • D
Sponsored 3/19/2026
Shreve
IN • R
Sponsored 3/24/2026
Kiggans (VA)
VA • R
Sponsored 4/6/2026
McClain Delaney
MD • D
Sponsored 4/6/2026
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