HR 1729 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2023

Introduced Mar 22, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Bonnie Watson Coleman D-NJ

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Apr 25, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 22, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2023

This bill increases funding for water infrastructure, including funding for several programs related to controlling water pollution or protecting drinking water.

Specifically, it establishes a Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Trust Fund. The fund may be used for specified grant programs.

The bill increases the corporate income tax rate to 24.5% to provide revenues for the fund.

In addition, the bill revises requirements concerning the clean water state revolving fund (SRF) and the drinking water SRF, including by prohibiting states from providing financial assistance using amounts from the clean water SRF for projects that will provide substantial direct benefits to new communities other than projects for constructing an advanced decentralized wastewater system.

It also creates or reauthorizes several grant programs related to water infrastructure, such as grants for removing lead from drinking water.

Cosponsors 100

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 22, 2023 to Nov 12, 2024; 68 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-NJAndy KimOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-PABrendan F. BoyleOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-MOCori BushOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-NVDina TitusOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalMar 22, 2023
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-PADwight EvansOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-MIElissa SlotkinOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-NYGrace MengOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-MIHaley M. StevensOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalMar 22, 2023
D-MNIlhan OmarOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-MAJake AuchinclossOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-NYJamaal BowmanOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-CTJames A. HimesOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-TXJasmine CrockettOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-VAJennifer L. McClellanOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-HIJill N. TokudaOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-CAJimmy GomezOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-CAKevin MullinOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-WIMark PocanOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-NMMelanie A. StansburyOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-CARo KhannaOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-CASara JacobsOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-OHShontel M. BrownOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-NVSteven HorsfordOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-CATed LieuOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-LATroy A. CarterOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalMar 22, 2023
D-FLDarren SotoMar 27, 2023
D-CAJudy ChuMar 27, 2023
D-TXAl GreenApr 17, 2023
D-TXGreg CasarApr 17, 2023
D-NYPatrick RyanApr 17, 2023
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingMay 15, 2023
D-CAMaxine WatersMay 24, 2023
D-FLKathy CastorJun 5, 2023
D-MDKweisi MfumeJun 12, 2023
D-MIShri ThanedarJun 16, 2023
D-KYMorgan McGarveyJun 21, 2023
D-MDDavid J. TroneJun 23, 2023
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesJun 23, 2023
D-ILBill FosterAug 22, 2023
D-PAChristopher R. DeluzioAug 22, 2023
D-NJDonald NorcrossSep 28, 2023
D-MDGlenn IveySep 28, 2023
D-MIHillary J. ScholtenSep 28, 2023
D-VTBecca BalintOct 18, 2023
D-PASummer L. LeeNov 29, 2023
D-CAKatie PorterJan 31, 2024
D-ILSean CastenFeb 14, 2024
D-MDJamie RaskinMar 5, 2024
D-NCAlma S. AdamsApr 9, 2024
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanApr 9, 2024
D-CAMark TakanoApr 9, 2024
D-PAMatt CartwrightApr 9, 2024
D-CARaul RuizApr 9, 2024
D-FLMaxwell FrostJul 11, 2024
D-ORAndrea SalinasAug 13, 2024
D-CARobert GarciaSep 6, 2024
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiNov 12, 2024

Committees 6

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred Mar 22, 2023
Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
Referred Mar 23, 2023
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Mar 22, 2023
Environment Subcommittee
Referred Mar 31, 2023
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Mar 22, 2023
HouseAgriculture Committee
Referred Mar 22, 2023
Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee
Referred Apr 25, 2023
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Mar 22, 2023
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Mar 22, 2023

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 25, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
  2. Mar 31, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
  3. Mar 23, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
  4. Mar 22, 2023Introduced in House
  5. Mar 22, 2023Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1305)
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In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H1305Bonnie Watson Coleman D-NJMar 22, 2023

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: This bill is enacted pursuant to Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the United States Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: To establish a trust fund to provide for adequate funding for water and sewer infratructure, and for other purposes.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 52, March 22, 2023, page H1329.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 938Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2023Related billMar 22, 2023

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To establish a trust fund to provide for adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2023

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 22, 2023Introduced in House

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