introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) Enhancements Act of 2026 to reauthorize the Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) for five years... [and] promote transparency in creating an oversight process within the Environmental Protection Agency and the Lake Champlain Steering Committee to evaluate the efficacy of LCBP’s fiscal agent
Introduce and work to enact legislation to reauthorize the Lake Champlain Basin Program for five years and add an oversight process to evaluate the program's fiscal agent and transparency.
Occurrences
previously sent a letter urging the Lake Champlain Basin Program and the GLFC to establish a center for outreach and educational efforts on the New York side of Lake Champlain
Evidence
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The office announced introduction of the Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) Enhancements Act of 2026, saying it would reauthorize the LCBP for five years and create a transparency-focused oversight process within EPA and the Lake Champlain Steering Committee to evaluate the fiscal agent.
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Congress.gov lists H.R. 7560, sponsored by Rep. Elise M. Stefanik, as introduced on 02/12/2026 and referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; the status remains Introduced with no later action shown on the actions page.
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GovInfo's Congressional Record Index for May 5, 2026 cross-references the Lake Champlain item and lists Congressional Bills S. 3833 and H.R. 7560, indicating the legislation remained active enough to be indexed in the Congressional Record materials in the current session.
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GovInfo bill text shows H.R. 7560 was introduced by Ms. Stefanik on February 12, 2026 and referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The bill would require the Steering Committee and EPA Administrator to jointly select a fiscal agent, assess the fiscal agent at least every 5 years, report assessment findings to Congress, and replace the current authorization date of 2027 with 2032.
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Congress.gov lists Rep. Elise M. Stefanik as sponsor of H.R. 7560, introduced February 12, 2026. The latest House action remains referral to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the legislation tracker lists the bill at step 1, Introduced, with no passage, presentment, or law status shown.
Assessments
Stefanik sponsored and introduced H.R. 7560 in the 119th Congress, and the bill text matches the promised five-year Lake Champlain Basin Program reauthorization plus fiscal-agent oversight and transparency process. However, the official status remains only introduced/referred, with no passage or enactment shown. This fulfills the introduction and serious-effort portion but not the enacted reauthorization outcome.
Stefanik introduced H.R. 7560 in the 119th Congress to reauthorize the Lake Champlain Basin Program for five years and add the promised fiscal-agent transparency and oversight process. That satisfies the introduction and serious-effort portions of the promise. However, the official status shows the bill was only introduced and referred to committee, with no evidence of passage or enactment as of May 22, 2026, so the promised legislative outcome has not been fully delivered.