Work to get Tampa Bay and Nature Coast water infrastructure and resiliency priorities in the 2026 Water Resources Development Act across the finish line.

Gus M. Bilirakis · Florida · Republican

policy impact 0.60 specificity 0.72 extraction confidence 90%

Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Keep working to get the submitted water infrastructure and resiliency priorities across the finish line.. Promised outcome: Advancement or final passage of the Tampa Bay and Nature Coast water infrastructure and resiliency priorities in WRDA.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Press release as U.S. Representative for Florida's 12th District about House passage of the 2026 Water Resources Development Act.

Occurrences

I worked closely with our local partners to identify their most pressing water infrastructure and resiliency needs, and I’m pleased that the House-passed WRDA includes each of the priorities we submitted. These provisions will help address water and wastewater needs, strengthen our defenses against hurricanes and flooding, protect and restore important ecosystems, and lay the groundwork for future investments throughout our region. I’ll keep working to get these priorities across the finish line.

Bilirakis said he would continue working to advance the water infrastructure and resiliency priorities included in the House-passed WRDA.

Bilirakis Secures Major Tampa Bay and Nature Coast Water Infrastructure Priorities in House-Passed WRDA | Congressman Gus Bilirakis
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Evidence

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the House-passed WRDA includes each of the priorities we submitted.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Bilirakis announced that his requested Tampa Bay and Nature Coast WRDA priorities were included in the House-passed 2026 WRDA, showing concrete progress but not final enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

Bilirakis Secures Major Tampa Bay and Nature Coast Water Infrastructure Priorities in House-Passed WRDA
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

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Project for ecosystem restoration and water supply, Pasco County, Florida.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The reported House bill text includes a Pasco County feasibility study; nearby provisions also include the Lower Withlacoochee River watershed study requested for the Nature Coast.

partial same_term A for effort

House Report 119-795 - WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2026
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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Port Tampa Bay, Florida, including McKay Bay

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The House floor text retained a provision to expedite completion for the Port Tampa Bay and McKay Bay hurricane and storm-damage risk-reduction project.

partial same_term A for effort

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 146 (Wednesday, September 16, 2026)
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 87%

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Bilirakis | Republican | FL | Yea

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official House roll call shows Bilirakis voted for H.R. 9497, which passed the House 415-9 on September 16, 2026.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

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The bill was approved 415 to 9.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee confirmed House passage of H.R. 9497, an important step toward the commitment but short of enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

House Approves Bipartisan Water Resources Development Act | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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get a bill across the finish line.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Committee leaders described future work with the Senate, indicating WRDA 2026 still needed final bicameral action and signature as of the House-passage announcement.

unresolved same_term A for effort

House Approves Bipartisan Water Resources Development Act | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 84%

Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-10-02 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

The verified commitment was to keep working to get the submitted WRDA priorities across the finish line. Verified evidence shows the bill passed the House 415-9, but the available verified passage does not show final enactment or completion of the WRDA priorities. Because there is no documented deadline that has expired as of 2026-10-02, House passage and continued effort are not enough to mark the outcome delivered or partial under the policy.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%