Update Tuesday: The Senate has passed the $1.4 trillion spending package, which includes provisions for the specific water projects listed in this story. The Water Resources Development Act of 2020 has yet to face a Senate vote. WASHINGTON, D.C. â Congress this week passed a $1.4 trillion spending package to fund the government through next September and $900 billion in COVID-19 relief. As part of the package, Congress also passed a multi-billion-dollar bill funding Western U.S. water projects called the Water Resources Development Act of 2020, or WRDA. âHats off to Senate and House leaders, water committees and committee staff to put this bipartisan water package together. Overall â this is a very nice, early Christmas present to Western water users,â Dan Keppen, executive director of Family Farm Alliance, a group that advocates for irrigation and water supplies for Western farmers, said in a statement.