McCarran-Walter Technical Corrections Act

House Bill

H.R. 4596

119th Congress

McCarran-Walter Technical Corrections Act

In Committee

Introduced:Jul 22, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Emanuel Cleaver II

Representative

Democratic

MO-5

Cosponsors

8

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Environmental Protection

Summary

This bill extends and expands two programs that aim to restore endangered and threatened fish populations in the Colorado and San Juan River basins. It continues efforts to recover species like the humpback chub and razorback sucker, and adds protections for new threatened fish stocks.

Latest Action

Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 545.

SponsorEmanuel Cleaver II (D-MO)

Introduced7/22/2025

StatusReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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McCarran-Walter Technical Corrections Act

This bill extends and expands two programs that aim to restore endangered and threatened fish populations in the Colorado and San Juan River basins. It continues efforts to recover species like the humpback chub and razorback sucker, and adds protections for n

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This bill extends and expands two programs that aim to restore endangered and threatened fish populations in the Colorado and San Juan River basins. It continues efforts to recover species like the humpback chub and razorback sucker, and adds protections for new threatened fish stocks.

Bill Number: 4596
Sponsor: Emanuel Cleaver II (D-MO)
Introduced: 7/22/2025
Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy Area: Environmental Protection

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Fact Sheet

Title: McCarran-Walter Technical Corrections Act
Bill Number: 4596
Sponsor: Emanuel Cleaver II (D-MO)
Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced: 7/22/2025
Summary: This bill extends and expands two programs that aim to restore endangered and threatened fish populations in the Colorado and San Juan River basins. It continues efforts to recover species like the humpback chub and razorback sucker, and adds protections for new threatened fish stocks.

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill extends and expands two programs that aim to restore endangered and threatened fish populations in the Colorado and San Juan River basins. It continues efforts to recover species like the humpback chub and razorback sucker, and adds protections for new threatened fish stocks.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act of 2023 This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 and revises the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Upper Colorado River and San Juan River Basin recovery implementation programs to restore populations of certain endangered and threatened fish. The goal of the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program is to recover the humpback chub (Gila Cypha), bonytail (Gila elegans), Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius), and razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus). The states of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming are partners in the program. The goal of the San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program is to recover the Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius) and razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus). The states of Colorado and New Mexico are partners in the program. The bill expands the programs to include the recovery of threatened fish stock. Thus, the bill requires the Upper Colorado River program to continue efforts to restore populations of the humpback chub, which was reclassified from an endangered species to a threatened species in 2001.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Reauthorizes the Upper Colorado River and San Juan River Basin recovery programs through 2031
Expands the programs to include recovering threatened fish species, not just endangered ones
Continues work to restore populations of endangered fish like the humpback chub and razorback sucker

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

This bill would impact conservation efforts and environmental protections in the Colorado and San Juan River basins. It would benefit endangered and threatened fish species and the ecosystems they are a part of. Local communities, wildlife, and industries that rely on these river systems could be affected by the changes.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Environmental Protection

Related Subjects

Colorado

Endangered and threatened species

Fishes

Lakes and rivers

State and local government operations

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

4596, 119th Congress (2025). "McCarran-Walter Technical Corrections Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-4596

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