Dutchess County Aims for Savings with Smaller, Smarter, Shared Government Services

U.S. House passes the Ratepayer Protection Act

On July 14, the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee favorably reported H.R. 9497, the Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (WRDA) by a bipartisan 66-0 vote. The bill now awaits consideration by the full House of Representatives. The WRDA 2026 markup was originally scheduled for July 1 but was rescheduled to July 14 due to changes to the House calendar.

With the rapidly evolving federal legislative landscape, counties can get caught in the middle of policy changes with little guidance.