# 117-hr-8435: Colorado River Drought Response Act

117-hr-8435, Colorado River Drought Response Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ); status Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8435
- Congress: 117
- Title: Colorado River Drought Response Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Introduced: 2022-07-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Water Resources Development
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Colorado River Drought Response Act This bill authorizes appropriations for the Department of the Interior to reduce the near-term likelihood of Lake Mead (in Arizona and Nevada) and Lake Powell (in Arizona and Utah) declining to critically low water elevations. These reservoirs are part of the Colorado River Basin. The bill also decreases the amount of time Interior has to act on existing requirements to establish grant programs for watershed habitat restoration and large-scale water recycling and reuse in certain western states.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-07-27T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8435 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8435)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8435 (as of 2025-11-18).