Hillary Scholten (D-MI)
Water Reservoir Transparency Act
A Democratic bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the ``Water Reservoir Transparency Act'', directs the Secretary of the Army to perform a specific study. The study focuses on how new commercial and industrial water users affect water levels and usage in reservoirs managed by the Corps of Engineers. The Secretary must submit a report of these findings to specific House and Senate committees. This report must be submitted within 180 days of the Act's enactment. Additionally, the study must be made available to the public on a Corps of Engineers website.
Yes· 3 of 4
- Scored +5
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
The bill mandates that the study be made publicly available on a Corps of Engineers website.
- Scored +3
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?
The bill requires a study on how industrial water usage impacts reservoir water levels, which provides data for environmental management.
- Scored +3
Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?
The study assesses the impact of water users on reservoirs maintained by the Corps of Engineers, aiding in land and water resource management.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Transparency: The bill requires the Secretary to make the study publicly available on a Corps of Engineers website (Section 2(b)(2)), which allows people to access information regarding water usage.
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Data Collection on Water Levels: The Secretary is tasked with studying how new commercial and industrial water users affect the use of and water levels in reservoirs maintained by the Corps of Engineers (Section 2(a)). This provides information on how these users impact water levels.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this better protect air, water and wildlife? — The bill requires a study on how industrial water usage impacts reservoir water levels, which provides data for environmental management. Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests? — The study assesses the impact of water users on reservoirs maintained by the Corps of Engineers, aiding in land and water resource management.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill mandates that the study be made publicly available on a Corps of Engineers website.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — The data collected on reservoir water levels may benefit rural communities that rely on these water resources.
- 6/25/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
Emilia SykesDemocrat · Ohio