Establish a Sacramento River Basin Integrated Water Management Federal Leadership Committee to coordinate federal agencies and advance covered habitat restoration, water infrastructure, fishery, and ecosystem resilience projects.

James Gallagher · California · Republican

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Require the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Sacramento River Basin Integrated Water Management Federal Leadership Committee.. Promised outcome: Provide assistance to eligible entities and federal agencies in advancing covered Sacramento River Basin projects.. 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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Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a committee, to be known as the Sacramento River Basin Integrated Water Management Federal Leadership Committee, to provide assistance to eligible entities and Federal agencies in advancing covered projects.

The bill would require creation of a federal leadership committee within 180 days after enactment to help eligible entities and federal agencies advance covered Sacramento River Basin projects.

GovInfo Bill Text - H.R. 9512 Introduced in House
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Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a committee, to be known as the Sacramento River Basin Integrated Water Management Federal Leadership Committee, to provide assistance to eligible entities and Federal agencies in advancing covered projects.

The bill would require the Interior Secretary to establish a Sacramento River Basin Integrated Water Management Federal Leadership Committee within 180 days of enactment to help eligible entities and federal agencies advance covered projects.

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 Gallagher introduced H.R. 9512 and it was referred to House Natural Resources; no enactment or later action is shown there.

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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Full Title To reauthorize the water storage program under Subtitle J of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act, to authorize environmental restoration and recovery in the Sacramento River Basin, to authorize nonreimbursable Federal contribution to operation and maintenance for public benefits of State-led storage projects, to establish a Federal Leadership Committee for the Sacramento River Basin, to authorize the retention of revenue from eligible temporary water transfers for drought resilience, extraordinary maintenance, and dam safety investments, and for other purposes.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official bill title matches the commitment by proposing a Federal Leadership Committee for the Sacramento River Basin, but only as pending legislation.

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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Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a committee, to be known as the Sacramento River Basin Integrated Water Management Federal Leadership Committee, to provide assistance to eligible entities and Federal agencies in advancing covered projects.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The bill would require the Secretary to establish the named committee only after enactment, so the committee is not delivered by introduction alone.

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GovInfo Bill Text - H.R. 9512 Introduced in House
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The term ``covered project'' means a habitat restoration, floodplain reactivation, hatchery modernization, fish passage, fish screening, water infrastructure, groundwater recharge, working-lands habitat partnership, or fishery monitoring project located in the Sacramento River Basin that supports the recovery of native anadromous fish, improves water-supply reliability, or enhances ecosystem resilience.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced text covers the habitat restoration, water infrastructure, fishery, and ecosystem resilience project categories in the commitment.

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GovInfo Bill Text - H.R. 9512 Introduced in House
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The Committee shall-- (1) facilitate interagency coordination with respect to covered projects, including by identifying and resolving regulatory, jurisdictional, and procedural obstacles to project implementation;

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced text contains the promised federal interagency coordination function, but it remains contingent on enactment.

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GovInfo Bill Text - H.R. 9512 Introduced in House
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By Mr. GALLAGHER: H.R. 9512. A bill to reauthorize the water storage program under Subtitle J of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act, to authorize environmental res- toration and recovery in the Sacramento River Basin, to authorize nonreimbursable Federal contribution to operation and main- tenance for public benefits of State-led stor- age projects, to establish a Federal Leader- ship Committee for the Sacramento River Basin

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Congressional Record independently records Gallagher's introduction of H.R. 9512 as an attempt to establish the committee, not as enacted law.

unresolved same_term A for effort

CREC-2026-06-29-pt1-PgH4314-5.pdf
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Assessments

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

The verified commitment and passages show proposed statutory language requiring the Secretary to establish the Sacramento River Basin Integrated Water Management Federal Leadership Committee within 180 days after enactment, and defining covered projects. They do not verify enactment or actual establishment of the committee by the as-of date, so introduction of the bill is only an effort toward the promised outcome, not delivery.

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