HR 3428 United States House · 119th Congress

Mid-Atlantic River Basin Commissions Review Act

This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review three river basin commissions (Susquehanna, Delaware, and Potomac River Basin Commissions) within one year of enactment. The review will examine each commission’s ethics policies, public communication, federal responsibilities, funding sources, and potential overlapping duties with other agencies. After completing the review, the GAO must submit a report to Congress with findings and recommendations for improving transparency or oversight. Each commission must then submit annual compliance plans to Congress for five years, detailing actions taken to address the report’s recommendations. The bill focuses on oversight, not new policy changes.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Sep 2025
House Passage
Sep 2025
Senate Passage
President
Introduced May 15, 2025 Last action Sep 9, 2025
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This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
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Total actions
15
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Sep 9, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
upper
Sep 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3879)
lower
Sep 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-241.
lower
Jun 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged
lower
Jun 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
May 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
lower
May 15, 2025
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
lower
May 15, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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