{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://huffman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/huffman-advances-northern-ca-projects-in-critical-water-resources-legislation", "Huffman Advances Northern CA Projects in Critical Water Resources Legislation", "2026-09-16", "2026", "2026-09", "Democrat", "House", "CA", "Jared Huffman", "H001068", "huffman.house.gov", "huffman", "https://huffman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Representative Jared Huffman voted to pass the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026. This piece of bipartisan legislation authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' civil works program while advancing critical water infrastructure, ecosystem restoration, and climate resilience projects nationwide.\n\n\"We\u2019re in a tough time when it comes to water policy. President Trump has tried to roll back years of progress on sustainable water management, clawed back funding for critical water infrastructure projects, and tried at every opportunity to stoke water wars, especially in California. Meanwhile, water managers throughout the west are dealing with the fallout of the worsening climate crisis \u2014 record droughts, extreme floods, rising seas \u2014 while trying to maintain and modernize deteriorating infrastructure,\" said Rep. Huffman. \"WRDA is one of Congress\u2019 best tools for tackling these complex water challenges \u2013 and I\u2019m happy to say that I was able to get big wins in this year's WRDA, including reversing a wrongheaded Trump edict against Army Corps staff communicating with members of Congress, and advancing important projects in my district to restore wetlands, boost water supplies, modernize our infrastructure, and increase flood and drought resiliency.\u201d\n\nThe 2026 WRDA legislation authorizes new water infrastructure projects and studies while modernizing the Army Corps through reforms that improve project delivery, expand nature-based solutions, strengthen environmental mitigation, and help communities better prepare for climate impacts. The bill successfully passed the House floor today with widespread bipartisan support.\n\nThe legislation includes several priorities championed by Rep. Huffman, including:\n\nRestoring open and timely communication between U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Members of Congress, by reversing the Trump administration\u2019s restrictions that impeded communication between the executive branch and Congress.\n\nAddressing deferred maintenance at small and local harbors by requiring the Army Corps to assess their facilities and identify opportunities for interested local governments to assume their operation and maintenance.\n\nThe bill also advances several Northern California projects championed by Rep. Huffman, including:", 1, "2026-09-17T09:52:05Z", "2026-09-17T09:53:00Z"]], "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://huffman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/huffman-advances-northern-ca-projects-in-critical-water-resources-legislation"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.5269361212849617, "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"}