H.R. 7376

Summary

H.R. 7376, the Local Water Protection Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 4, 2026 by Rep. Hillary Scholten (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It last saw action on Mar 20, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 487.

Record

Text

H.R. 7376 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 7376 IH: Local Water Protection Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-02-04
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7376  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 4, 2026   Ms. Scholten  (for herself and  Mr. Mast ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize certain programs relating to nonpoint source management, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Local Water Protection Act  .
2.
Nonpoint source management programs
Section 319(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1329(j) ) is amended by striking  for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027  and inserting  for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031 .

Tracker

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To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize certain programs relating to nonpoint source management, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Hillary Scholten (D) sponsors H.R. 7376, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Hillary Scholten

Rep. · D–MI-3 · Sponsor

Introduced Feb 4, 2026

Brian Mast

Rep. · R–FL-21 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 4, 2026 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 7376 went before 2 committees: Transportation and Infrastructure and Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee.

Transportation and Infrastructure

Transportation and Infrastructure

Reported By · Mar 20, 2026 · 156 Bills

Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee

Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee

Referred to · Feb 5, 2026 · 85 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 7376, the latest H. Rept. 119-566.

• H. Rept. 119-566 — LOCAL WATER PROTECTION ACT

Actions

H.R. 7376 has taken 8 actions since Feb 4, 2026, the latest on Mar 20, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 7376 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7376 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• Local Water Protection Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
• Local Water Protection Act — Display Title
• Local Water Protection Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize certain programs relating to nonpoint source management, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 7376, the latest on Mar 18, 2026.

• H.R. 7376, Local Water Protection Act — 2026-03-18As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on February 11, 2026

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7376 under Environmental Protection, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7376’s is Environmental Protection.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 7376 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Environmental assessment, monitoring, research to Water quality.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7376, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 4, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SCHOLTEN:H.R. 7376.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H2032]

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