{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://graves.house.gov/media/press-releases/graves-applauds-passage-water-resources-bill-ndaa", "Graves Applauds Passage of Water Resources Bill in NDAA", "2022-12-08", "2022", "2022-12", "Republican", "House", "MO", "Sam Graves", "G000546", "graves.house.gov", "graves", "https://graves.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C \u2013 The House of Representatives passed the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022, a bipartisan bill that will improve ports and harbors, inland waterway navigation, flood and storm protection, and other water resources infrastructure throughout the United States as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, today. The Senate is expected to take up the measure next before sending it to the White House for the President\u2019s approval.\n\n\u201cWRDA2022 is a win for North Missouri\u2014and for everyone that believes flood control and navigation should be the top priority in managing our nation\u2019s waterways,\u201d Graves said. \u201cIt makes real reforms to help local levee districts keep levees strong, limits the supersized science experiments that threaten flood control works, and encourages the Corps to partner with the University of Missouri to get a full accounting of how repeat flood events impact our rural communities. Working together, these provisions elevate the importance of flood control and place more of the Corps\u2019 limited focus on protecting the lives and livelihoods of the people who live and work along our nation\u2019s great waterways.\u201d\n\nIntroduced by Congressman Graves, the lead Republican on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Chair Peter DeFazio (D-OR), WRDA 2022 advances a number of priorities for North Missouri:\n\nEnhances Flood Protection\n\nPlaces strict limitations on the construction of new interception-rearing complexes (IRCs) on the Missouri River to ensure these environmental projects don\u2019t negatively impact flood control or navigation\n\nRequires the Corps of Engineers to work with local levee districts to get video inspections of submerged drainage structures completed\n\nCreates a new program to stabilize river banks impacted by erosion that are endangering flood control works and taking land from farmers\n\nEncourages the Corps of Engineers to collaborate with the University of Missouri\u2019s newly created Missouri Water Center to better understand the impacts of flooding on rural communities\n\nFixes FEMA Clawback Problem\n\nProhibits FEMA from going after innocent disaster victims when the agency makes a mistake and there is no fraud\n\nAuthorizes Sewer and Stormwater Projects in North Missouri\n\nIncludes $50 million for sewer and stormwater projects in St. Joseph, Hannibal, Camden Point, Excelsior Springs, and Smithville.\n\nMore information on the Water Resources Development Act of 2022, including a section-by-section summary of provisions, can be found here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://graves.house.gov/media/press-releases/graves-applauds-passage-water-resources-bill-ndaa"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4506438747048378, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}