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To amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to reauthorize certain assistance to States, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the National Dam Safety Program Act to extend funding authorization and modify state compliance requirements for dam safety programs. The bill reauthorizes appropriations for rehabilitation of high hazard potential dams through fiscal year 2031, extending the authorization by five years from 2026. The bill establishes that states without their own risk-based priority system for identifying high hazard dams must use a federal priority system established under the program. The bill also makes a technical amendment by removing a provision from the existing National Dam Safety Program Act.
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Sponsor (1)
2 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Jefferson Van Drew’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $176,557
- ENTREPRENEUR $70,972
- PULSE VASCULAR $9,900
- ICONA RESORTS $9,900
- MONZO CATANESE HILLEGASS $9,000
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Actions (3)
- Sep 17, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. · house
- Sep 16, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Sep 16, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 16, 2025
Mr. Van Drew (for himself and Ms. Titus) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to reauthorize certain assistance to States, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Dam Assessment and Mitigation Support Act” or the “DAMS Act”.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PROGRAM ACT AMENDMENTS.
(a) National Dam Safety Program.—Section 8(e) of the National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467f(e)) is amended by striking paragraph
(4).
(b) Rehabilitation of High Hazard Potential Dams.—
(1) Priority system.—Section 8A(f) of the National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467f-2(f)) is amended by inserting “, which system shall be used by any State that is not using a risk-based priority system developed by the State for identifying such dams” before the period at the end.
(2) Authorization of appropriations.—Section 8A(j)(4) of the National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467f-2(j)(4)) is amended by striking “2026” and inserting “2031”. <all>
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