# 119-s-1200: Deschutes River Conservancy Reauthorization Act of 2025

119-s-1200, Deschutes River Conservancy Reauthorization Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR); status introduced (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1200
- Congress: 119
- Title: Deschutes River Conservancy Reauthorization Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-31
- Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Reauthorizes the Deschutes River Conservancy Working Group and reshapes its board.** This bill would redefine the group's membership rules, set a clear range for board size, and update several statutory dates and a referenced percentage.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Deschutes Basin board and funding: mixed, low. This bill would reauthorize the Deschutes River Conservancy and change how it is governed. It would extend cited dates in the law to 2032. It would let the group use up to 10% for administration instead of 5%. It would set the board at 10 to 15 members. Members must be nominated by the group they r…

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- 119-s-891: Bipartisan Health Care Act
- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act
- 119-s-5238: For Our Republic Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-1200 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1200)

## Related
- [119-s-891: Bipartisan Health Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-891)
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5022)
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-5238: For Our Republic Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5238)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1200 (as of 2026-09-10).