# 117-hr-8849: Stop Delta Tunnels Act

117-hr-8849, Stop Delta Tunnels Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8849
- Congress: 117
- Title: Stop Delta Tunnels Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Introduced: 2022-09-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Water Resources Development
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Stop Delta Tunnels Act This bill prohibits the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from issuing a permit to discharge dredged or fill material into navigable waters for the proposed Delta Conveyance Project in California. The California Department of Water Resources proposed this project, which involves constructing new State Water Project diversion and conveyance facilities in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The proposal includes an underground tunnel to deliver water south of the delta.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2022-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2022-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2022-12-23T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8849 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8849)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8849 (as of 2025-11-18).