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HR10596Referred to Committee

Safe Water for Schools Act of 2026

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-09-24
Introduced
3
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Nellie Pou
Nellie Pou
Democrat · NJ · Representative
Votes with party: 97.3% (671 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Progressive Groups$175k
  • Climate & Environment$11k

Full profile: /officials/P000621

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (3)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)· 2026-10-05
  • Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29)· 2026-10-05
  • Terri A. Sewell (D-AL-7)· 2026-10-05

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2026-09-24

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2026-09-24

Plain-English Summary

Plain-English summary pending. Introduced on 2026-09-24. Check back soon — summaries are generated as bills progress through Congress.

Subjects

Environmental Protection

Full Bill Text

Verbatim text published on Congress.gov via GovInfo. Use Cmd+F / Ctrl+F to search within this excerpt.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10596 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10596 To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize the drinking water fountain replacement for schools grant program, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 24, 2026 Ms. Pou introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize the drinking water fountain replacement for schools grant program, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Water for Schools Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. DRINKING WATER FOUNTAIN REPLACEMENT FOR SCHOOLS. Section 1465(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-25) is amended by striking ``$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2021'' and inserting ``$7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2029''. <all>
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