Two House Members are courting support for the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) during the summer recess.  Reps. Mark Sanford (R-SC) and Lois Frankel (D-FL) sent a "Dear Colleague" letter to lawmakers on August 12, 2016 urging support for the $5 billion Army Corps of Engineers authorization bill for locks, dams, flood control projects, environmental restoration and other initiatives.  

The letter asks House Members to sign a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) in support of passing WRDA before the current the fiscal year comes to a close on September 30, 2016.

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed WRDA by voice vote in May.  The legislation, which would authorize 28 Army Corps projects, is a slimmed-down version of what the Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee passed in April.