Columbia River Clean-Up Act

This bill, titled the Columbia River Clean-Up Act, would reauthorize the Columbia River Basin Restoration program under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (the Clean Water Act). The only substantive change aired in the text is a modification of the authorization period: it would replace the existing end dates of 2020 and 2021 with 2026 through 2030. Introduced by Rep. Hoyle of Oregon, the bill is a narrow reauthorization measure and does not specify new funding levels or broaden the program’s scope beyond extending the authorization window. In practice, this means the federal-government support for Columbia River Basin restoration projects could continue through 2030, subject to future appropriations.