HR 3857
Advanced toward a vote
Reauthorizes the federal snow water supply forecasting program through fiscal year 2031 at $3,000,000 per year, shifting its focus toward new snowpack measurement and water supply forecasting technologies.
Official title: Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act of 2026
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
10-JUN-2025
Referred
10-JUN-2025
Approved by committee
23-JUL-2025
Reported
15-SEP-2025
On the calendar
15-SEP-2025
Passed
10-DEC-2025
Senate
Received
11-DEC-2025
Approved by committee
10-JUN-2026
Reported
17-SEP-2026
On the calendar
17-SEP-2026
- Authorizes $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031, replacing the prior $15,000,000 total for fiscal years 2022 through 2026.
- Emphasizes more accurate, timely, and cost-effective snow monitoring technologies, including machine learning, imaging spectroscopy, and integrated snowpack and hydrologic modeling.
- Revises program reporting to list the basins using these technologies and to compare new forecasts against water supply benchmarks from the Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Reported to House" (15-SEP-2025); the text has changed since (Reported to Senate, 17-SEP-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Natural Resources Committee (House)
- Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
- Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Senate)
- Water and Power Subcommittee
Water Resources Development
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2 Democrats