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Allows Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funds to repair, rebuild, or replace dams built under the 1894 Carey Act that still operate as dams, after the Secretary of the Interior determines that other eligible dams are fully funded and money remains available.

Official title: A bill to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to authorize the use of funds for certain additional Carey Act projects, and for other purposes.

Next stop Senate floor: awaiting a vote
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Senate
Introduced 02-APR-2025
Referred 02-APR-2025
Approved by committee 29-JUL-2026
Reported 17-SEP-2026
On the calendar 17-SEP-2026
Key points
  • Amends Section 40904(b) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to add a paragraph on additional Carey Act projects.
  • Requires the Secretary to use funds under Section 40901(2)(B) for rehabilitating, reconstructing, or replacing Carey Act dams that continue to operate as dams.
  • Applies only after the Secretary determines that dams already covered by the subsection have received their necessary funding and that the funds remain available.
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Committee referrals (1) Policy area

Water Resources Development

Sponsor James E. Risch (R-ID) Cosponsors · 1
■ 1 R
1 Republican
congress.gov page Reported to Senate (17-SEP-2026) Introduced in Senate (02-APR-2025)