H.R. 7788

Summary

H.R. 7788, the Maryland Whole Watershed Program Federal Partnership Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 4, 2026 by Rep. Sarah Elfreth (D) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, and last saw action on Mar 5, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Record

Text

H.R. 7788 has 4 co-sponsors.

119 HR 7788 IH: Maryland Whole Watershed Program Federal Partnership Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-03-04
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7788  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 4, 2026   Ms. Elfreth  (for herself,  Mr. Olszewski ,  Mr. Mfume , and  Mr. Raskin ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To authorize the Chesapeake Bay Program Office to serve as a member of certain State watershed programs, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Maryland Whole Watershed Program Federal Partnership Act  .
2.
Chesapeake Bay Program Office authority
(a)
In general
The Chesapeake Bay Program Office shall serve as an advisory member of the State Management Team for the Maryland Whole Watershed Program and any other substantially similar program in a State.
(b)
Authorized activities
In carrying out subsection (a), the Chesapeake Bay Program Office is authorized to—
(1)
coordinate with State and local governments and Federal agencies; and
(2)
provide technical assistance and financial resources for projects carried out in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
(c)
Chesapeake Bay Program Office defined
In this section, the term  Chesapeake Bay Program Office  means the office established and maintained pursuant to section 117(b) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1267(b) ).

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To authorize the Chesapeake Bay Program Office to serve as a member of certain State watershed programs, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Sarah Elfreth (D) sponsors H.R. 7788, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Sarah Elfreth

Rep. · D–MD-3 · Sponsor

Introduced Mar 4, 2026

Kweisi Mfume

Rep. · D–MD-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 4, 2026 · Original

Johnny Olszewski

Rep. · D–MD-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 4, 2026 · Original

Jamie Raskin

Rep. · D–MD-8 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 4, 2026 · Original

April McClain-Delaney

Rep. · D–MD-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 9, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 7788 went before 2 committees: Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee

Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee

Referred to · Mar 5, 2026 · 85 Bills

Transportation and Infrastructure

Transportation and Infrastructure

Referred To · Mar 4, 2026 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7788 has taken 3 actions since Mar 4, 2026, the latest on Mar 5, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 7788 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7788 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Maryland Whole Watershed Program Federal Partnership Act — Display Title
• Maryland Whole Watershed Program Federal Partnership Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To authorize the Chesapeake Bay Program Office to serve as a member of certain State watershed programs, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 1 firm and 7 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7788 in 11 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Chemicals/Chemical Industry, Medicare/Medicaid, Veterans, Health Issues.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7788 under Environmental Protection, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7788’s is Environmental Protection.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7788, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 4, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. ELFRETH:H.R. 7788.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 18)[Page H2421]

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