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Water Access Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-06-15
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Debbie Dingell
Debbie Dingell
Democrat · MI · Representative
Votes with party: 98.9% (569 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

2026-06-15

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Plain-English Summary

The federal government would provide $500 million to help low-income households pay their water bills, building on a program created during the pandemic. This funding would assist families struggling to afford clean water and sewage services, preventing shutoffs and ensuring access to essential utilities. The money would be distributed through existing assistance programs to reach eligible households across the country.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9313 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9313 To appropriate $500,000,000 to the low-income household water assistance program under section 2912 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 15, 2026 Mrs. Dingell (for herself and Ms. Tlaib) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To appropriate $500,000,000 to the low-income household water assistance program under section 2912 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, 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 ``Water Access Act''. SEC. 2. APPROPRIATION FOR LIHWAP. There is appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for fiscal year 2027, $500,000,000 for the low-income household water assistance program under section 2912 of subtitle K of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9058b). <all>
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