"House To Vote on Calif. Drought Relief Bill Next Week"

"California Republicans are going to have the chance to show their constituents that sending more water to the state's parched farmers and residents remains a priority for them, even after bicameral negotiations fell through last month.

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced yesterday that H.R. 5781, introduced late Tuesday by Central Valley Republican David Valadao, has been scheduled for a floor vote next week.

'The first storms of the season are currently over California, with hopefully more to come in the subsequent months,' McCarthy said in a statement yesterday announcing that floor time had been secured. 'Absent action now, California will continue to lose water from storms in this water year and will face another year of devastating water-crisis.'"

Annie Snider reports for E&E Daily December 4, 2014.