HR 5566119th CongressIn Committee

Water Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Act

Introduced: Sep 26, 2025

Sponsor: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-California)

Environment & ClimateInfrastructure

Standard Summary

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Water Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Act would extend the federal authorizations for several water infrastructure resilience programs under the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act. Specifically, it changes the expiration year for three programs from 2026 to 2031, ensuring continued federal support for communities to plan, finance, and implement infrastructure upgrades that improve resilience to climate-related stresses (like floods, droughts, and aging systems) and promote sustainable water systems. The bill does not add new programs or substantive policy changes beyond extending these authorizations in the text provided. The bill is introduced by Rep. Carbajal and co-sponsors, and referrals are to the Energy and Commerce Committee and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The core effect is to maintain existing resilience-focused funding authorities for a longer period.

Key Points

1Extends the authorization end date for three resilience-focused programs from 2026 to 2031:
2- Clean Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Program (CWA)
3- Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program (SDWA)
4- Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program (SDWA)
5The only changes shown are extensions of expiration dates; no new program elements or policy changes are specified in the text provided.
6The bill preserves the existing program structure and purpose, continuing federal support for infrastructure resilience and sustainability projects.
7Sponsor and committee actions: Introduced by Rep. Carbajal (with co-sponsors), referred to the House committees with jurisdiction over energy, commerce, transportation, and infrastructure.
8Title and intent emphasize resilience and sustainability of water infrastructure, including drinking water systems.

Impact Areas

Primary group/area affected:- Drinking water utilities and their customers (including midsize and large systems) that rely on federal program support for resilience upgrades.- State and local governments that administer or benefit from these programs.Secondary group/area affected:- Industries and professionals involved in water infrastructure projects (construction, engineering, consulting) that depend on federal funding for resilience projects.- Federal and state agencies (e.g., EPA) administering these programs and grant processes.Additional impacts:- Encourages continued investment in resilience to climate impacts, droughts, floods, and aging infrastructure, potentially improving reliability and safety of water supplies.- Helps with long-range planning and project pipelines by extending authorization certainty to 2031.- May influence local ratepayer costs indirectly through ongoing or expanded federal support for infrastructure improvements.

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