Dry weather in parts of the Midwest have contributed to unusually low river water levels, grounding some barges and requiring emergency dredging, with other waterways affected.
The measure approved by the House panel would authorize about $25 billion for new Corps construction projects, including $19.2 billion for a major hurricane and flood protection plan in coastal Texas.
US judge agreed that agency failed to properly evaluate bid of Thalle Construction, a unit of giant heavy civil contractor Tully Group, in a big canal project award last year to Phillips & Jordan.
The measure would authorize $24.6 billion in federal funds for 21 Army Corps of Engineers projects covering flood and hurricane protection, harbor dredging and other related efforts across the country.
Corps, BuRec funds go for port, inland waterways, flood protection and rural projects to improve freight flow, provide climate change resilience and help disadvantaged communities.
Officials and contractors in British Columbia and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Washington state push to reopen, repair and add resilience to battered highways and flood defenses after a month of repeat storms.