With the Midwest battered by floods, Committee Chairman Sam Graves of Missouri says it is especially important to approve the WRDA bill rapidly. Photo by House Transportation and Infrastructure ...

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has passed a bill to reauthorize the Water Resources Development Act. Committee Chairman Tom Carper, D-Del., said the bill directs the Army Corps of ...

A bill to help advance commercial waterway infrastructure projects and promote supply chain efficiency was recently approved by a committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Transportation and ...

QUINCY — Legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives targets safety priorities for levee districts along the Upper Mississippi River. The Water Resources Development Act of 2024, adopted ...

The House will resume work on the Water Resources Development Act on Feb. 24 while a partial Department of Homeland Security shutdown continues. Committee leaders say predictable WRDA enactment is ...

Assistant Army Secretary for Civil Works Adam Telle touted new priorities for the Corps of Engineers at two congressional hearings held in late February. March 2, 2026 As lawmakers kicked off the ...

WASHINGTON — The following is a statement by Maria Lehman, P.E., ENV SP, president, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). ASCE applauds Congress for passing the bipartisan Water Resources ...

The House easily approved a water infrastructure bill Tuesday to fight flooding and extreme storms, improve the nation’s ports, and support ecosystem restoration. The “Thomas R. Carper Water Resources ...

Senate Democrats warn the administration’s threats against blue state projects could derail the upcoming water infrastructure bill. The Trump administration’s pledge to ax Army Corps of Engineers ...

SUSSEX CO, DE - In one of his final acts before stepping out of public office, Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) is helping to secure millions of dollars in federal funding for Delaware's coastal communities.

The Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (WRDA '86) and other "WRDAs" are omnibus water bills which provide congressional authorization for Corps of Engineers projects across the nation. The first ...