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605
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2025-12-19T21:28:14Z
House
H
HR
2025-01-22
119
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/605
[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 22, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COSTA:H.R. 605.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Art. 1, Sec. 8 of the U.S. Constitution.[Page H300]
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Agriculture Committee
House
Standing
  - hsag14
Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee
    - Referred to
2025-02-28T17:12:50Z
  - Referred To
2025-01-22T15:02:50Z
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Natural Resources Committee
House
Standing
  - Referred To
2025-01-22T15:03:00Z

- Headwaters Protection Act of 2025
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2701
S
2025-09-03
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  - Identical bill
CRS
- 2025-02-28
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Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee
1
House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Committee
- 2025-01-22
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
IntroReferral
H11100
2
House floor actions
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Natural Resources Committee
- 2025-01-22
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
IntroReferral
H11100
2
House floor actions
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Agriculture Committee
- 2025-01-22
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
Intro-H
9
Library of Congress
- 2025-01-22
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
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9
Library of Congress
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Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21]
Jim
Costa
D
CA
21
N
- V000129
Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]
David
Valadao
R
CA
G.
22
2025-01-22
True
- P000620
Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7]
Brittany
Pettersen
D
CO
7
2025-01-22
True
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Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1]
Melanie
Stansbury
D
NM
A.
1
2025-01-22
True
- G000600
Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3]
Marie
Perez
D
WA
Gluesenkamp
3
2025-01-22
True
- S001216
Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
Kim
Schrier
D
WA
8
2025-02-07
False
- H001090
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
Josh
Harder
D
CA
9
2025-03-11
False
- F000466
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
Brian
Fitzpatrick
R
PA
K.
1
2025-03-11
False
- N000191
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Joe
Neguse
D
CO
2
2025-06-03
False
- M001163
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
Doris
Matsui
D
CA
O.
7
2025-08-01
False
Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Emergency planning and evacuation
2025-09-05T17:26:36Z
- Fires
2025-09-05T17:26:36Z
- Forests, forestry, trees
2025-09-05T17:26:36Z
- Land use and conservation
2025-09-05T17:26:36Z
- Public-private cooperation
2025-09-05T17:26:36Z
- Water quality
2025-09-05T17:26:36Z
- Water use and supply
2025-09-05T17:26:36Z
- Watersheds
2025-09-05T17:26:36Z
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
2025-09-05T17:26:36Z
Public Lands and Natural Resources
2025-05-02T13:44:35Z
00
2025-01-22
Introduced in House
2025-12-19T21:27:09Z
Headwaters Protection Act of 2025
This bill reauthorizes through FY2029 and expands the Water Source Protection Program (WSPP) under which the Forest Service carries out watershed protection and restoration projects on federal land. It also requires the Forest Service's Watershed Condition Framework for National Forest System land to ensure certain activities and authorizations do not result in long-term degradation of the health of a watershed.
The bill authorizes the WSPP to support projects on state, local, or private land that is adjacent to projects on National Forest System land, so long as (1) the adjacent land is within the same watershed as the project on federal land, and (2) the owner of the adjacent land supports the project.
Further, the bill expands the types of end water users that may participate in the program to include (1) an acequia association (an organization that manages traditional irrigation systems found in the Southwest); (2) a public entity that manages water infrastructure, such as stormwater or wastewater resources; (3) certain land grant entities in New Mexico called land-grant mercedes; and (4) a local, regional, or other private entity that has water delivery authority.
The bill requires projects under the program to (1) protect and restore watershed health, water supply and quality, a municipal or agricultural water supply system, and water-related infrastructure; (2) protect and restore forest health from insect infestation and disease or wildfire; or (3) advance any combination of those purposes.
Additionally, the bill reduces the cost share for nonfederal WSPP participants.

Headwaters Protection Act of 2025
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Headwaters Protection Act of 2025
2025-02-21T04:23:23Z
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
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Headwaters Protection Act of 2025
2025-02-21T04:23:21Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Official Title as Introduced
6

To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to reauthorize and improve the Water Source Protection Program, and for other purposes.
2025-02-21T04:18:32Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Introduced in House
2025-01-22T05:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr605ih/xml/BILLS-119hr605ih.xml
2025-02-28
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
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