H.R. 1729 · 118th Congress · House

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

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
Introduced
Mar 22, 23
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive 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.

Action Timeline

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  1. APR 25, 2023•Committee

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

  2. MAR 31, 2023•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.

  3. MAR 23, 2023•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

  4. MAR 22, 2023•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  5. MAR 22, 2023•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  6. MAR 22, 2023•IntroReferral

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1305)

  7. MAR 22, 2023•IntroReferral

    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.

  8. MAR 22, 2023•IntroReferral

    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.

  9. MAR 22, 2023•IntroReferral

    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.

  10. MAR 22, 2023•IntroReferral

    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.

  11. MAR 22, 2023•IntroReferral

    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.

  12. MAR 22, 2023•IntroReferral

    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.

Committees

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Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee

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Referred: Apr 25, 2023

Active

Environment Subcommittee

hsif18

Referred: Mar 31, 2023

Active

Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee

hspw02

Referred: Mar 23, 2023

Active

Education and Workforce Committee

hsed00

Referred: Mar 22, 2023

Active

Natural Resources Committee

hsii00

Referred: Mar 22, 2023

Active

Agriculture Committee

hsag00

Referred: Mar 22, 2023

Active

Ways and Means Committee

hswm00

Referred: Mar 22, 2023

Active

Energy and Commerce Committee

hsif00

Referred: Mar 22, 2023

Active

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

hspw00

Referred: Mar 22, 2023

Active