Authorize up to $500 million over the next decade for Sacramento River Basin habitat restoration, salmon recovery, and related conservation efforts.

James Gallagher · California · Republican

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Authorize $500 million for fiscal years 2028 through 2037 for habitat restoration, fish passage, barrier removal, monitoring, hatchery modernization, fish screens, and related Sacramento River Basin recovery activities.. Promised outcome: Benefit threatened or endangered species, including Chinook salmon and steelhead trout, and support Sacramento River Basin environmental restoration and recovery.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Introduced as H.R. 9512 in the 119th Congress by James Gallagher, a federal House bill concerning Sacramento River Basin water security and reliability.

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There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation) $500,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2028 through 2037-- ``(i) for-- ``(I) gravel and rearing area additions, fish passage improvements, barrier removal, and habitat restoration to the Sacramento River, its tributaries, or other rivers or river basins affected by the operation of Bureau of Reclamation facilities to benefit species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), including Chinook salmon and steelhead trout;

The bill would authorize $500 million for fiscal years 2028 through 2037 for Sacramento River Basin restoration, fish passage, habitat, monitoring, hatchery, and related recovery work.

GovInfo Bill Text - H.R. 9512 Introduced in House
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There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation) $500,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2028 through 2037— “(i) for— “(I) gravel and rearing area additions, fish passage improvements, barrier removal, and habitat restoration to the Sacramento River, its tributaries, or other rivers or river basins affected by the operation of Bureau of Reclamation facilities to benefit species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ), including Chinook salmon and steelhead trout;

The bill would authorize $500 million from fiscal years 2028 through 2037 for Sacramento River Basin restoration and endangered species recovery work, including habitat restoration and fish passage improvements benefiting salmon and steelhead.

H. R. 9512 (Introduced-in-House)
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Evidence

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Last Action Date Listed June 29, 2026 Action Mr. Gallagher introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official GovInfo status shows the bill was introduced and referred, with no later listed action; this is effort but not enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 9512 (IH) - Doug LaMalfa Sacramento River Basin Water Security and Reliability Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr9512ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Mr. Gallagher introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill is sponsored by Gallagher and was referred to committee, documenting concrete legislative effort on the commitment.

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H. R. 9512 (Introduced-in-House)
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“(A) I N GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation) $500,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2028 through 2037—

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced text matches the $500 million over fiscal years 2028-2037 authorization in the commitment.

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H. R. 9512 (Introduced-in-House)
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“(I) gravel and rearing area additions, fish passage improvements, barrier removal, and habitat restoration to the Sacramento River, its tributaries, or other rivers or river basins affected by the operation of Bureau of Reclamation facilities to benefit species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text covers Sacramento River habitat restoration and fish-passage-related conservation purposes.

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H. R. 9512 (Introduced-in-House)
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section 4010(b)(2) of such Act (as amended by subsection (a)) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The authorization depends on enactment; because official status still shows referral rather than enactment, the promise remains unresolved.

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H. R. 9512 (Introduced-in-House)
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Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-09-23 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

Gallagher introduced H.R. 9512, and the verified bill text includes the promised $500,000,000 authorization for fiscal years 2028 through 2037 for Sacramento River habitat restoration and related endangered-species recovery activities. However, the verified passages show only introduction and committee referral, and the bill text states the relevant section takes effect on enactment. Because the promise is to authorize the funding outcome, not merely introduce a bill, and no verified evidence shows enactment as of 2026-09-23, the outcome remains unresolved while qualifying for an effort badge.

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