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HR 3857 · in committee · significant

Snow Water Supply Forecasting Reauthorization Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • Reauthorizes the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program through 2031 to improve snowpack measurements for water supply predictions.
  • Affects western states, the Bureau of Reclamation, federal water contractors, and water management agencies.
  • No new appropriations mentioned; modifies existing program to incorporate advanced measurement technologies and real-time modeling.

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    How might improved snowpack forecasting help western states and federal water contractors manage drought risk and plan water allocation more effectively?

  2. 02

    What advanced measurement technologies should the program prioritize, and how could real-time modeling change current water management practices?

  3. 03

    Which stakeholders—farmers, cities, environmental groups, or others—would benefit most from extended forecasting accuracy through 2031?

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Jeff Hurd

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Introduced 2026-03-17

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-03-17 · senate · Committee

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.

  2. 2025-12-11 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  3. 2025-12-10 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  4. 2025-12-10 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

  5. 2025-12-10 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

  6. 2025-12-10 · house · Floor

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5136)

  7. 2025-12-09 · house · Floor

    At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Hurd (CO) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

  8. 2025-12-09 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3857.

  9. 2025-12-09 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5077-5078; text: CR H5078)

  10. 2025-12-09 · house · Floor

    Mr. Hurd (CO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  11. 2025-09-15 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 249.

  12. 2025-09-15 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-293.

  13. 2025-09-15 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-293.

  14. 2025-07-23 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

  15. 2025-07-23 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  16. 2025-07-23 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged

  17. 2025-06-24 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  18. 2025-06-23 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.

  19. 2025-06-10 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  20. 2025-06-10 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  21. 2025-06-10 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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