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DAMS Act

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Introduced:
Sep 16, 2025
Policy Area:
Water Resources Development

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4
Actions
2
Cosponsors
0
Summaries
1
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1
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Sep 17, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Actions (4)

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Type: Committee | Source: House committee actions | Code: H11000
Sep 17, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: House floor actions | Code: H11100
Sep 16, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: Intro-H
Sep 16, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 1000
Sep 16, 2025

Subjects (1)

Water Resources Development (Policy Area)

Cosponsors (2)

Text Versions (1)

Introduced in House

Sep 16, 2025

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Length: 1,827 characters Version: Introduced in House Version Date: Sep 16, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 14, 2025 6:10 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5414 Introduced in House

(IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5414

To amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to reauthorize certain
assistance to States, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

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.

This Act may be cited as the ``Dam Assessment and Mitigation
Support Act'' or the ``DAMS Act''.
SEC. 2.

(a) National Dam Safety Program.--
Section 8 (e) of the National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.

(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.

(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.

(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''.
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