Water Emergency and Technical Assistance Act

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Introduced 2026-07-14Topic: infrastructure utilities · public health · environment

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This bill renews federal emergency help for drinking water systems and creates a similar program for wastewater treatment systems. It raises the yearly funding authorized for drinking water emergency assistance from $35 million to $50 million for fiscal years 2027 through 2031. It allows the Environmental Protection Agency to give technical assistance and grants to states or publicly owned treatment works facing emergencies, including cybersecurity events, that endanger public health. These grants could only pay for actions needed to protect public health that would not otherwise be taken or be economically feasible for ratepayers. The new wastewater program would be authorized at $50 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031.

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Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-07-14	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2026-07-14	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2026-07-14		Introduced in House	introduce
2026-07-14		Introduced in House	introduce

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