Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 4733
Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program Establishment Act
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Introduced 2025-07-23Topic: environmentSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would create a federal Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program run by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, working with the Environmental Protection Agency. The program would give grants to states and Indian tribes, which would pass funds to water and wastewater utilities to help low-income households pay past-due and current water bills. Households would qualify if a member receives certain benefits such as SNAP, SSI, TANF, veterans' pensions, or home energy assistance, or if household income is at or below set limits. The bill would also fund nonprofit groups to help utilities in rural, underserved, and tribal areas access the program, and it authorizes $500 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
Sponsors
- Eric Sorensen Democrat sponsor
- 44 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-01 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | refer |
| 2025-07-23 | 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 |
| 2025-07-23 | 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 |
| 2025-07-23 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-07-23 | Introduced in House | introduce |