Army Corps Congressional Engagement Act

Annual Army Corps briefings for Congress

If enacted, each Army Corps District Commander would give one annual briefing to every Member of Congress whose district is fully or partly inside that Corps district. Briefings could be virtual or in person and must cover every Corps-funded, led, or consulted project in the Member's district or watershed. For each project, the briefing would report location (including other congressional districts), status and delays, money spent (total and for the reporting period), estimated additional funds needed, lists of expenses since project start and for the period, environmental and community impacts, Corps engagement with non‑Federal sponsors and the public, any requests for additional appropriations, and possible related studies or authorizations; briefings must include time for the Member and staff to ask questions. If a briefing is not given by December 1, the District Commander would have to send a written explanation to affected Member offices by December 31; if that written explanation is not sent, the Army Inspector General would have 30 days after the due date to investigate and report to affected offices and four named congressional committees. The bill would define "Member of Congress" to include Delegates and the Resident Commissioner.