HR 3857
· 119th Congress
· Water Resources Development
Snow Water Supply Forecasting Reauthorization Act of 2025
Sponsor
Latest action
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.
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Mar 17, 2026
committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.
Water and Power Subcommittee
Dec 11, 2025
introduced
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Dec 10, 2025
floor
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5136)
Dec 10, 2025
passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Dec 10, 2025
passed
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Dec 10, 2025
passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 09, 2025
floor
Mr. Hurd (CO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Dec 09, 2025
floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5077-5078; text: CR H5078)
Dec 09, 2025
floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3857.
Dec 09, 2025
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 The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
Sep 15, 2025
committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-293.
Natural Resources Committee
Sep 15, 2025
other
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 249.
Jul 23, 2025
committee
Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
Natural Resources Committee
Jul 23, 2025
committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Natural Resources Committee
Jul 23, 2025
committee
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Natural Resources Committee
Jun 24, 2025
committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
Jun 23, 2025
committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
Jun 10, 2025
introduced
Introduced in House
Jun 10, 2025
introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Natural Resources Committee
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Reported to House
Sep 15, 2025
Snow Water Supply Forecasting Reauthorization Act of 2025
This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 and modifies the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program of the Bureau of Reclamation. Under the existing program, Reclamation implements activities to improve snowpack measurements used for water supply forecasts in certain western states.
The bill directs Reclamation to incorporate, to the greatest extent practicable, information from technologies that provide complete integration of accurate, timely, and spatially complete snowpack measurements and models when determining water supply forecasts or allocations to federal water contractors.
Additionally, the bill requires the program's framework to emphasize the deployment of technologies that provide integration of snowpack measuring and modeling. The bill also requires the program's focus—activities that maintain, establish, expand, or advance snowpack measurement and integrated modeling—to place an emphasis on (1) enhancing activities to achieve improved snow and water supply forecasting results that are more responsive to changing weather and watershed conditions, (2) real-time integration of measurement and modeling activities with water supply forecasts, (3) activities in river basins where measurements or modeling can produce snow and water supply data to inform water management decisions, and (4) building the capacity of the program partners to implement and adapt to the new measurement and forecast capabilities.
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[H.R. 3857 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
+[H.R. 3857 Engrossed in House (EH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3857
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-_______________________________________________________________________
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-IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
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-December 11, 2025
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-Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
-Natural Resources
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Attest:
-KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,
+Clerk.
+119th CONGRESS
-Clerk.
+1st Session
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+H. R. 3857
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+_______________________________________________________________________
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+AN ACT
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+To amend the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Authorization Act.
Cosponsors (2)
Members who signed on to support this bill.