# 119-hr-7129: Water Power Research and Development Reauthorization Act

119-hr-7129, Water Power Research and Development Reauthorization Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-31).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7129
- Congress: 119
- Title: Water Power Research and Development Reauthorization Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-01-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-31

## Summary

**Federal support for water power research and demonstration** is reauthorized and expanded to accelerate marine energy and hydropower R&D, domestic manufacturing, and workforce development. - Manufacturers and industry: Targets U.S.-based production of composite and additively manufactured marine energy components through partnerships with regional universities and advanced manufacturing facilities. - Workforce and education: Funds training, student-led research, fellowships, and curriculum with outreach to Tribal Colleges, Alaska Native serving institutions, maritime academies, and regional workforce hubs. - Grid, resilience, and communities: Expands hydropower and marine energy work to improve grid integration, licensing, environmental and economic impact methods, microgrids, desalination, disaster recovery, aquaculture, and testing systems for extreme tidal and icing conditions. *Authorizes $300 million per year for 2026–2030, including $200 million for marine energy and $100 million for hydropower, up from $186.6 million per year, increasing authorized federal spending.*

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2026-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2026-01-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Broader water power R&D goals: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would broaden what federal water power research can cover. It would add objectives such as generation and pumped storage performance, project delivery, cybersecurity, hydrology and environmental methods, and systems for testing and validating reliability. For marine energy it w…
- More funding for water power: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would authorize $300 million each year for FY2026–FY2030 for water power research and demonstrations. Each year $200 million would be for marine energy RD&D and $100 million would be for hydropower RD&D. This is an authorization level and would allow federal programs to seek pr…
- Expanded marine and hydro workforce: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would expand workforce development for marine energy and hydropower. Programs would partner with regional workforce hubs, colleges, Tribal Colleges and Universities, maritime academies, and nonprofits. The bill would support education, recruitment, competitions, graduate resear…
- Coordination with Tribal and trade partners: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would direct the Energy Secretary to seek coordination with Alaska Native Corporations, the Department of State, the International Trade Administration (Commerce), the National Sea Grant College Program, National Laboratories, and other federal and domestic partners. The goal w…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7129 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7129)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7129 (as of 2026-10-31).