Water Emergency and Technical Assistance Act of 2026
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Jul 14, 2026
What it does
The Water Emergency and Technical Assistance Act of 2026 would amend the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize and expand emergency technical assistance and grant programs for drinking water and wastewater treatment systems. It increases funding from $35 million to $50 million annually for fiscal years 2027 through 2031 for both programs and clarifies that assistance may be provided when actions are not economically feasible for ratepayers. The bill also explicitly authorizes assistance for emergencies resulting from cybersecurity events affecting treatment works. These changes would affect states, publicly owned treatment works, and ratepayers…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.