Protecting America's Drinking Water from Extreme Temperatures Act of 2026

Jacky Rosen

Democrat · NV · Senator

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• John R. Curtis (R-UT)Original· 2026-05-14
• Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)Original· 2026-05-14

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

2026-05-14

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The bill would expand a federal grant program that helps medium and large water systems upgrade their infrastructure to better withstand extreme heat and cold. Water utilities could use these federal funds to make improvements like better insulation, backup power systems, or other upgrades that protect drinking water systems from temperature-related damage. This would help ensure communities maintain reliable access to safe drinking water during extreme weather events.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4536 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4536 To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to authorize grant funds under the Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program to be used to increase resilience to extreme temperatures, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 14, 2026 Ms. Rosen (for herself, Mr. Curtis, and Ms. Blunt Rochester) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to authorize grant funds under the Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program to be used to increase resilience to extreme temperatures, 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 ``Protecting America's Drinking Water from Extreme Temperatures Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. MIDSIZE AND LARGE DRINKING WATER SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM. Section 1459F of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-19g) is amended-- (1) in each of subsections (b) and (c), by striking ``natural hazards and extreme weather events'' each place it appears and inserting ``natural hazards, extreme weather events, and extreme temperatures''; (2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``natural hazards or extreme weather events, including risks to drinking water from flooding'' and inserting ``natural hazards, extreme weather events (including risks to drinking water from flooding), or extreme temperatures''; (3) in subsection (d)-- (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``extreme temperatures,'' after ``weather events,''; (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``or extreme temperatures'' after ``weather events''; (C) in each of paragraphs (4) and (5), by striking ``or extreme weather events'' each place it appears and inserting ``extreme weather events, or extreme temperatures''; and (D) in paragraph (6)(A), by striking ``hazards or extreme weather events'' and inserting ``hazards, extreme weather events, or extreme temperatures''; and (4) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ``2022 through 2026'' and inserting ``2027 through 2032''. <all>

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