Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman David Rouzer (R-N.C.) have commended the full U.S. Senate for approving the Thomas R. Carper Water
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Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman David Rouzer (R-N.C.) have commended the full U.S. Senate for approving the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA), legislation to improve U.S. ports and harbors, inland waterway navigation, flood and storm protection, and other aspects of the national water resources infrastructure.
The measure was previously approved by the House on December 10, 2024, by a vote of 399 to 18, and now goes to the President to be signed into law.
WRDA authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to undertake locally-driven infrastructure and water resources projects that also deliver regional and national benefits to strengthen the nation’s global competitiveness and supply chain, grow the economy, move goods throughout the country, protect communities from flooding, and more.
Congress has passed WRDA legislation on a bipartisan and biennial basis since 2014. WRDA 2024 maintains
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