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WIFIA Improvement Act of 2020

Introduced: September 11, 2020 Introduced by: Garamendi, John Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Sep 14, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Sep 11, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 11, 2020
Introduced in House
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WIFIA Improvement Act of 2020

This bill allows certain federal water infrastructure loans to have maturity dates of up to 55 years.

For a secured loan for a water infrastructure project with a useful life of more than 35 years, the final maturity date of the loan shall be no later than the earlier of (1) 55 years after the project's substantial completion, or (2) the useful life of the project. Currently, the latest possible maturity date of for this type of loan is 35 years from the project's substantial completion.

What's happening now September 14, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3 Republican 2
Armstrong, Kelly
· Oct 16, 2020
 R
Curtis, John R.
Utah · Oct 16, 2020
 D
Schrier, Kim
Washington · Sep 15, 2020
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Sep 11, 2020
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Sep 11, 2020
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Sep 11, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8217: WIFIA Improvement Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8217/
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"H.R. 8217: WIFIA Improvement Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8217/.
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H.R. 8217, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8217/.
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