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US HR3376

US HR3376
Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2025


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Introduced
05/13/2025
In Committee
05/13/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

119th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To establish a trust fund to provide for adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure, and for other purposes.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Trust Fund to provide comprehensive funding for water and sewer infrastructure improvements across the United States. The bill creates a new trust fund with up to $35 billion annually, funded by increasing the corporate tax rate from 21% to 24.5%. The funds will be allocated across multiple federal agencies and programs, including clean water initiatives, safe drinking water funding, household water well systems, support for colonias (underserved border communities), Indian Health Services, and water operator job training grants. The legislation includes provisions for studying water service affordability, discrimination, and civil rights issues, and expands grant programs for school drinking water infrastructure, tribal drinking water, and lead service line replacements. Additionally, the bill mandates project labor agreements for water infrastructure projects and creates job training grants prioritizing low-income and underserved communities, with a focus on providing employment opportunities in water and wastewater sectors. The comprehensive approach aims to address water infrastructure challenges, improve water service equity, and create job opportunities in communities most in need of water system improvements.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (82)

Bonnie Watson Coleman (D)* Yassamin Ansari (D),  Becca Balint (D),  Wesley Bell (D),  Suzanne Bonamici (D),  Brendan Boyle (D),  Shontel Brown (D),  Janelle Bynum (D),  Salud Carbajal (D),  André Carson (D),  Troy Carter (D),  Greg Casar (D),  Sean Casten (D),  Kathy Castor (D),  Judy Chu (D),  Yvette Clarke (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  Herbert Conaway (D),  Gerry Connolly (D),  Jasmine Crockett (D),  Danny Davis (D),  Chris Deluzio (D),  Mark DeSaulnier (D),  Lloyd Doggett (D),  Adriano Espaillat (D),  Dwight Evans (D),  Cleo Fields (D),  Bill Foster (D),  Maxwell Frost (D),  Robert Garcia (D),  Chuy García (D),  Jimmy Gomez (D),  Adelita Grijalva (D),  Jahana Hayes (D),  Jim Himes (D),  Steven Horsford (D),  Jared Huffman (D),  Sara Jacobs (D),  Pramila Jayapal (D),  Hank Johnson (D),  Ro Khanna (D),  Raja Krishnamoorthi (D),  George Latimer (D),  Summer Lee (D),  Mike Levin (D),  Ted Lieu (D),  Doris Matsui (D),  Sarah McBride (D),  April McClain-Delaney (D),  LaMonica McIver (D),  Grace Meng (D),  Gwen Moore (D),  Kevin Mullin (D),  Jerry Nadler (D),  Richard Neal (D),  Donald Norcross (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),  Ilhan Omar (D),  Jimmy Panetta (D),  Mark Pocan (D),  Mike Quigley (D),  Jamie Raskin (D),  Raul Ruiz (D),  Andrea Salinas (D),  Linda Sánchez (D),  Mary Gay Scanlon (D),  Jan Schakowsky (D),  Terri Sewell (D),  Melanie Stansbury (D),  Haley Stevens (D),  Shri Thanedar (D),  Bennie Thompson (D),  Dina Titus (D),  Rashida Tlaib (D),  Jill Tokuda (D),  Ritchie Torres (D),  Juan Vargas (D),  Nydia Velázquez (D),  James Walkinshaw (D),  Maxine Waters (D),  Frederica Wilson (D), 

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (on 05/13/2025)

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