In the months ahead, I will continue to educate and work with my colleagues to pass my water legislative package and secure higher funding for water projects throughout the state.
I will continue to educate and work with my colleagues to pass my water legislative package and secure higher funding for water projects throughout California.
Occurrences
I’ve proven I’ll work with anyone, Democrat or Republican, if it means lowering costs, strengthening our farms and small businesses, and making life better for Valley families. That’s exactly what I’ll keep doing.
Carrying legislation to fund schools based on enrollment, not attendance.
secure more reliable water for Valley families and farms
More water for our families and farms.
This administration needs to move forward immediately with higher allocations and bring more water to the Valley like they promised.
Representative Adam Gray (CA-13) introduced his End the California Water Crisis Package today, a suite of bills that would authorize additional California water storage projects, ease permitting restrictions, and create enforceable timelines for environmental review processes. The bills aim to expand California’s water storage capacity by providing funding and technical support to both develop and maintain water infrastructure projects.
Evidence
The homepage's latest news list, crawled last week, shows Gray's most recent water-related item as the April 16, 2026 press release 'GRAY LEADS BIPARTISAN EFFORT TO SPEED UP PERMITTING PROCESS AND CUT THROUGH BUREAUCRATIC RED TAPE,' followed by older water items from March 18 and February 26. No new official update on passage of Gray's water legislative package or new California water funding action appears on the site in the lookback window.
'In the months ahead, I will continue to educate and work with my colleagues to pass my water legislative package and secure higher funding for water projects throughout the state.' The statement also says Gray proposed an amendment to fund projects authorized in his Central Valley Water Solution Act at $8 billion, but that amendment was opposed in the House.
Gray said he would keep working on water priorities and that he was “working to improve water access by cutting unnecessary red tape and securing support for new water infrastructure.”
Congress.gov shows H.R. 6641 was introduced by Rep. Gray on December 11, 2025 and referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources; the bill status remains “Introduced.”
Gray said he proposed an $8 billion amendment to fund projects authorized in his Central Valley Water Solution Act, but “the amendment was opposed by both Republicans and Democrats in the House.”
This week, Congressman Adam Gray (CA-13) pressed U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on the Central Valley’s water and agriculture priorities in a House Natural Resources Committee oversight hearing.
Rep. Gray introduced H.R. 6641 and the latest action is referral to the House Committee on Natural Resources; the tracker status remains Introduced.
The official House homepage's Latest News feed on June 8 shows a service academy nominations announcement, with the most recent water-related item still the May 14 hearing statement about Central Valley water and agriculture priorities. No newer official post shows passage of Gray's water package or a secured funding win for California water projects.
Assessments
As of June 21, 2026, Gray had made serious same-term efforts on the promise but had not delivered the promised outcomes. He introduced the water package, including H.R. 6641, and publicly pushed related water priorities; however, the cited bill was still only at the introduced/referral stage as of the latest available legislative evidence from December 11, 2025. On March 18, 2026, Gray said his proposed $8 billion water-funding amendment had been opposed in the House, so the higher-funding goal he specifically pursued did not pass. His official House site later showed continued advocacy, including a May 14, 2026 hearing appearance, but no passage of his full water legislative package and no clear evidence that he personally secured the broader California water funding outcome he promised. Because there was a serious legislative attempt but no delivered result, this fits never with an effort badge.
Gray materially attempted to fulfill the promise by introducing H.R. 6641, the Central Valley Water Solution Act, advocating for water priorities, and proposing an $8 billion amendment for related water projects. However, the core legislative package remains only introduced and referred to committee, and the funding amendment was opposed and did not pass. There is no evidence that his water legislative package passed or that he secured the promised higher funding for California water projects during the current federal term.
Gray made a concrete federal legislative effort on the promised water agenda by introducing H.R. 6641, the Central Valley Water Solution Act, and by proposing an $8 billion amendment for related water projects. However, the bill remained only introduced and referred to committee, and the funding amendment was opposed in the House and did not pass. The promised outcome was to pass the water legislative package and secure higher funding for California water projects; the available evidence shows effort but not enactment or secured funding.