Maryland Whole Watershed Program Federal Partnership Act
Key claim: The Maryland Whole Watershed Program Federal Partnership Act (HR7788, 119th Congress) was referred to the House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Abstract
(HR7788 · 119th Congress) Latest action (2026-03-05): Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Why this matters
A federal partnership on Maryland’s Whole Watershed Program could channel federal cost-share and technical assistance into a state-led watershed restoration framework, with practical implications for Chesapeake Bay water quality, nutrient/sediment reduction, and permitting coordination. At the referral stage the bill has no enacted authority or appropriation, so effects on costs and environmental outcomes remain contingent on committee action.