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H.R. 4879 119th Congress House

Emergency Rural Water Response Act of 2025

Official title: To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to expand eligibility for grants related to emergency water assistance, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 5, 2025 Introduced by: Jim Costa Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Aug 6, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Aug 5, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Aug 5, 2025
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

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 Lobbying activity 12

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • MARCUS G. FAUST, PC
    for WEBER BASIN WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT · Utah · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • MARCUS G. FAUST, PC
    for SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY · Nevada · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • MARCUS G. FAUST, PC
    for WEBER BASIN WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT · Utah · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • MARCUS G. FAUST, PC
    for SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY · Nevada · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • MARCUS G. FAUST, PC
    for WEBER BASIN WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT · Utah · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
  • MARCUS G. FAUST, PC
    for WASHINGTON COUNTY · Utah · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4879: Emergency Rural Water Response Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4879/
MLA
"H.R. 4879: Emergency Rural Water Response Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4879/.
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H.R. 4879, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4879/.
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[H.R. 4879: Emergency Rural Water Response Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4879/)
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