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HR 1729 118th Congress House Environmental Protection

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

Introduced: March 22, 2023 Introduced by: Watson Coleman, Bonnie Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
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Passed Senate
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Apr 25, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
Mar 31, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
Mar 23, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Mar 22, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
Mar 22, 2023
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1305)
Mar 22, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now April 25, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 9
 Cosponsors 100
All 100 Democratic 86
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Nov 12, 2024
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Garcia, Robert
California · Sep 6, 2024
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Salinas, Andrea
Oregon · Aug 13, 2024
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Frost, Maxwell
Florida · Jul 11, 2024
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Apr 9, 2024
Cartwright, Matt
· Apr 9, 2024
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Goldman, Daniel S.
New York · Apr 9, 2024
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Ruiz, Raul
California · Apr 9, 2024
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Takano, Mark
California · Apr 9, 2024
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Mar 5, 2024
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Casten, Sean
Illinois · Feb 14, 2024
Porter, Katie
· Jan 31, 2024
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Lee, Summer L.
Pennsylvania · Nov 29, 2023
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Balint, Becca
Vermont · Oct 18, 2023
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Ivey, Glenn
Maryland · Sep 28, 2023
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Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Sep 28, 2023
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Scholten, Hillary J.
Michigan · Sep 28, 2023
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Deluzio, Christopher R.
Pennsylvania · Aug 22, 2023
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Aug 22, 2023
Sarbanes, John
· Jun 23, 2023
Trone, David
· Jun 23, 2023
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McGarvey, Morgan
Kentucky · Jun 21, 2023
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Thanedar, Shri
Michigan · Jun 16, 2023
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Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jun 12, 2023
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 5, 2023
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Waters, Maxine
California · May 24, 2023
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · May 15, 2023
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Casar, Greg
Texas · Apr 17, 2023
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Green, Al
Texas · Apr 17, 2023
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Ryan, Patrick
New York · Apr 17, 2023
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Chu, Judy
California · Mar 27, 2023
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Mar 27, 2023
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Auchincloss, Jake
Massachusetts · Mar 22, 2023
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Mar 22, 2023
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Mar 22, 2023
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Mar 22, 2023
Bowman, Jamaal
· Mar 22, 2023
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Mar 22, 2023
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Brown, Shontel M.
Ohio · Mar 22, 2023
Bush, Cori
· Mar 22, 2023
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Mar 22, 2023
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Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 22, 2023
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Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Mar 22, 2023
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Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila
Florida · Mar 22, 2023
Cicilline, David
· Mar 22, 2023
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 22, 2023
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 22, 2023
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Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Mar 22, 2023
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Crockett, Jasmine
Texas · Mar 22, 2023
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 22, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1729: Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1729/
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"H.R. 1729: Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1729/.
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H.R. 1729, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1729/.
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