H.R. 3428 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Sep 8, 2025. Received Sep 9, 2025; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryReview of Mid-Atlantic river basin commissions
This bill asks the Government Accountability Office (a federal watchdog agency) to look into how three regional river commissions—the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, the Delaware River Basin Commission, and the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin—handle their ethics rules, talk to the public, and spend money. After the review, the GAO reports its findings and suggestions to Congress. Then each commission has to tell Congress every year for five years what steps it's taking to follow those suggestions.
How it affects you
This bill doesn't directly change anything for most people right now. It's mainly about Congress getting more information and oversight of how these river basin commissions operate. If you live in or care about the Susquehanna, Delaware, or Potomac river regions, the extra transparency and accountability could eventually influence how those commissions manage water resources in your area, but this bill itself is just the review process.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, May 15, 2025)
Mid-Atlantic River Basin Commissions Review Act
This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review and report on the ethics policies, practices used to communicate with the public, and funding of the Mid-Atlantic River Basin Commissions. These commissions are the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, the Delaware River Basin Commission, and the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin.
The GAO must submit a report to Congress on (1) the findings of the review, and (2) any recommendations to increase the transparency or congressional oversight of the commissions.
Within 90 days of the GAO submitting its report, and annually thereafter for five years, each commission must submit to Congress a plan detailing actions the commission has taken to comply with the recommendations contained in the GAO's report.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 3428
AN ACT
Mid-Atlantic River Basin Commissions Review Act
Sponsor: Rep. Robert P. Bresnahan (R-PA-8) · Introduced May 15, 2025 · Water Resources Development · 4 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Sep 9, 2025: “Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.”
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 4 official versions.