The Water Resources Development Act

Our most important tool for stopping toxic discharges and sending the water south.

Where things stand · updated July 2026

  1. Priorities SubmittedEarly 2026
  2. Bill ReleasedJune 26
  3. Committee MarkupJuly 14, 2026You are here
  4. House FloorNext
  5. Senate 
  6. Signed 

Our communities run on water—and that water is under attack. When the Army Corps opens the levee on Lake Okeechobee’s eastern edge, legacy pollutants and toxic blue-green algae get flushed into the St. Lucie River.

The good news: we’ve come a long way—it’s been eight years since a toxic algal bloom emergency hit the Treasure Coast.

Our best tool to keep it that way is the Water Resources Development Act—WRDA. This summer, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee begins drafting WRDA 2026, and I’m fighting for Treasure Coast waterways and everyone who depends on them.

Rep. Brian Mast speaking at the Everglades Foundation Summit
Rep. Mast speaks at the annual Everglades Foundation Summit in Washington on June 9, 2026.

Why we send the water south

Watch: the case for finishing Everglades restoration and ending the discharges.

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This fight belongs to all of us

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