Environment (Drinking Water) in United States

in committee · United States · Senate Jul 23, 2025

S 2388: Water Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2025

This bill provides federal grants to help municipalities upgrade water systems with smart technologies like real-time leak detection, AI-driven efficiency tools, and advanced monitoring systems. It defines "intelligent water infrastructure technology" to include systems that reduce waste, improve water quality monitoring, and optimize operations - such as predictive analytics for pipe integrity or real-time sensor networks. The bill increases annual funding to $50 million (from $25 million), allows grants to cover implementation costs (but prohibits use for planning or maintenance), and requires annual reports on project outcomes and grant denials.

Topics ✓ Environment

Sub-Topics Drinking Water Water Quality

in committee · United States · House Dec 1, 2025

HR 5730: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize sewer overflow and stormwater reuse municipal grants.

HR 5730 reauthorizes federal grants for municipalities to address sewer overflows and implement stormwater reuse projects. It allocates $350 million annually from fiscal years 2026 through 2031 to fund these infrastructure improvements. The bill directly affects cities and towns managing wastewater systems by providing dedicated funding for modernizing stormwater management and reducing pollution. This is a funding authorization, not a new program, focusing on concrete financial support for municipal environmental infrastructure projects.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Environment

Sub-Topics Drinking Water Water Quality

in committee · United States · Senate Jul 24, 2025

S 2436: Healthy H2O Act

The Healthy H2O Act (S 2436) creates a federal grant program to help rural households, renters, small multi-unit property owners (up to 25 units), and licensed child-care facilities with contaminated drinking water. It provides funding for certified point-of-use or point-of-entry water filters, installation by qualified professionals, maintenance, and water testing - targeting contaminants like lead, arsenic, PFAS, and hexavalent chromium. Grants are limited to households with income below 150% of their state’s rural median income and prioritize private well users. The program requires third-party certification for products and installers, mandates annual reporting on water quality trends, and allocates $10 million annually for fiscal years 2026-2030.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Environment ✓ Healthcare

Sub-Topics Drinking Water Water Quality Tags Rural Communities

in committee · United States · House Sep 18, 2025

HR 5445: Federal-State Partnership for Clean Water Act of 2025

This bill increases federal funding for state and tribal wetlands programs under the Clean Water Act. It authorizes $300 million annually for fiscal years 2026-2030 (up from $75 million previously), with at least $100 million each year specifically dedicated to state, tribal, and municipal wetlands protection, management, and restoration programs. Additionally, it allocates $500 million annually for state management assistance starting in 2026. The bill directly affects states, tribes, and municipalities by providing new funding streams for wetlands initiatives.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Environment

Sub-Topics Drinking Water Water Quality Tags Tribal Nations

in committee · United States · House Sep 20, 2025

HR 5513: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make certain technology investments eligible for additional subsidization, and for other purposes.

HR 5513 amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to expand eligibility for federal subsidies to include specific technology investments by water infrastructure projects. It directly affects water treatment facilities and municipal water systems seeking funding for upgrades. The bill adds software for asset management, operational analysis, and digital construction systems to qualify for subsidies when used to achieve water-efficiency, energy-efficiency, stormwater runoff mitigation, or cost-effective sustainable projects. This change modifies existing subsidy rules to include these digital tools as eligible for funding under the Act.

Topics ✓ Energy ✓ Environment

Sub-Topics Drinking Water Water Quality

in committee · United States · Senate Dec 11, 2025

S 3445: A bill to require the provision of alternative drinking water to households whose private drinking water is contaminated with perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid substances from activities of the Department of Defense.

This bill requires the Department of Defense to provide alternative drinking water to households with private wells contaminated by PFOS/PFOA chemicals from military activities. It applies to households downgradient from a military base where contamination exceeded EPA safety levels, and where other nearby households in the same community already receive assistance. Alternative water options include bottled water, connection to public systems, or home filtration systems. Exceptions apply if the community already has municipal water or if EPA actions have already resolved the contamination. The law ensures DoD coordination with existing environmental cleanup authorities like CERCLA.

Topics ✓ Environment

Sub-Topics Drinking Water

in committee · United States · Senate Dec 4, 2025

S 3353: Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act

S 3353, the Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act, establishes a federal grant program to assist commercial farms and agricultural land affected by PFAS (chemicals found in some industrial products) contamination. Eligible states, tribes, or territories can receive funds to cover costs like monitoring health impacts, compensating for contaminated land or crops, upgrading equipment, conducting research on remediation, and providing financial aid to affected farmers. The program authorizes $500 million over five years (2026-2030), with funds prioritized for direct assistance to producers facing financial losses due to PFAS contamination. It requires annual reporting on fund usage and establishes a task force to advise on PFAS-related agricultural programs.

Topics ✓ Environment

Sub-Topics Drinking Water Tags Agriculture

in committee · United States · House Apr 1, 2025

HR 1265: To amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to expand eligibility for certain wastewater infrastructure grants, and for other purposes.

This bill expands eligibility for wastewater infrastructure grants under the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act. It allows states and Indian Tribes to directly apply for these grants - previously, only municipalities and local governments could apply. The changes specifically update two sections of the law to include "States," before "municipalities" and "units of local government" in grant application criteria. This means coastal states and tribal governments can now seek funding to improve wastewater systems and reduce ocean pollution. The policy change directly affects communities managing coastal water infrastructure seeking federal grant support.

Topics ✓ Environment

Sub-Topics Coastal & Flood Protection Drinking Water Water Quality

in committee · United States · House Jan 15, 2026

HR 6637: To advance bipartisan priorities.

This bill establishes a carbon tax on fossil fuel emissions starting at $35 per metric ton in 2027, with annual increases tied to inflation. It creates the Rebuilding Infrastructure and Solutions for the Environment (RISE) Trust Fund to distribute tax revenues toward infrastructure projects, climate adaptation, energy sector worker retraining, and carbon capture research. The bill also establishes a National Climate Commission to set emissions reduction goals and assess federal climate policies, while implementing border adjustments to prevent carbon leakage for imported goods. Additional sections address cancer research funding, PFAS contamination at defense sites, voting rights for unaffiliated voters, and restrictions on financial transactions for House members.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Energy ✓ Environment ✓ Labor & Employment ✓ Transportation

Sub-Topics Climate Change Drinking Water

in committee · United States · House Jun 13, 2025

HR 3888: Water Quality Criteria Development and Transparency Act

This bill requires the EPA Administrator to develop new or revised water quality criteria through formal rulemaking (not guidance) and mandates judicial review for these criteria. It directly affects the EPA's process for setting national water quality standards that states use to regulate pollution in rivers, lakes, and coastal waters. Key changes include amending the Clean Water Act to specify that criteria must be issued "by rule" and adding judicial review authority for EPA's criteria decisions under section 304(a)(10). The bill does not change the criteria themselves, only the procedural steps for their development and legal challenge.

Topics ✗ Environment

Sub-Topics Coastal & Flood Protection Drinking Water Water Quality

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