H.R.7845

DROUGHT Act of 2026 Drought Relief Obtained Using Government Help Today Act of 2026

Introduced·3/5/26
Introduced

H. R. 7845

Introduced in House · March 26, 2026

March 5, 2026

Mr. Peters (for himself, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Jacobs, Mr. Costa, Mr. Ruiz, and Mr. Levin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To amend the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 with respect to the total amount of Federal assistance for projects in States experiencing severe drought, regionally and nationally significant projects, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Drought Relief Obtained Using Government Help Today Act of 2026” or the “DROUGHT Act of 2026”.