# 117-hr-7612: Desalination Research Advancement Act

117-hr-7612, Desalination Research Advancement Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA); status Subcommittee Hearings Held. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7612
- Congress: 117
- Title: Desalination Research Advancement Act
- Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Introduced: 2022-04-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Water Resources Development
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Desalination Research Advancement Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 the Desalination and Water Purification Research Program at the Bureau of Reclamation and increases the amount of funding available to institutions of higher education. The bill also expands the program's research priorities to include minimizing the impacts of seawater desalination on aquatic life and coastal ecosystems.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-09-29T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7612 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7612)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7612 (as of 2025-11-18).