Biennial Federal Water Bill Set For Fall Adoption

Chamber unanimously adopts Water Resources Development Act, authorizing $9.8 billion for water quality, flood-control, and drought resilience projects. The Senate has reauthorized the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) in a unanimous Aug. 1  vote, green-lighting more than $9.8 billion in funding for water infrastructure projects across all 50 states and for more than 80 feasibility studies.

Biennial Water Bill Bound for Biden’s Desk

Senate unanimously adopts House-passed Water Resources Development Act, authorizing $9.8 billion for water quality, flood-control, drought resilience projects. The Senate has reauthorized the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) in a unanimous Aug. 1  vote, green-lighting more than $9.8 billion in funding for water infrastructure projects across all 50 states and for more than 80 feasibility studies.

Senate Unanimously Passes Landmark Bill to Add 66 Federal Judgeships

It’s the first time Congress has added judgeships in decades. The Senate has passed bipartisan legislation to create dozens of additional judgeships on federal district courts across the United States after a multi-decade dry spell when Congress added no new judges. The measure, called the Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved (JUDGES) Act of 2024,