HR 1285 — Water Infrastructure Subcontractor and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2025

Summary

This bill amends the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act to establish payment and performance security requirements for water infrastructure projects receiving federal financing assistance. Projects can satisfy the requirement by complying with state or local payment and performance security requirements if the amount is at least 50 percent of the total construction contract. If no state or local requirements apply or the amount is less than 50 percent, federal bonding requirements must be met instead. The bill aims to ensure adequate financial security for water infrastructure construction projects carried out with federal assistance.

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Sponsor (1)

Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL)

26 cosponsors

Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH)
Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] (R-PA)
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA)
Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA)
Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2] (R-MT)
Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4] (R-MS)
Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5] (R-WI)
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1] (R-NE)
Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY)
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT)
Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3] (R-CO)
Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ)
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY)
Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS)
Rep. McDowell, Addison P. [R-NC-6] (R-NC)
Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3] (D-MN)
Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX)
Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ)
Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA)
Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT)
Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH)
Rep. Patronis, Jimmy [R-FL-1] (R-FL)
Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN)
Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL)
Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] (R-WI)

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Mike Bost’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

NULL $208,683
NOTS LOGISTICS $19,700
DONOHO INSURANCE AGENCY $18,700
VETERANS UNITED $15,000
AASI $13,200

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Mike Bost → · Outside spending →

Actions (3)

Feb 13, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. · house
Feb 13, 2025 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. · house
Feb 13, 2025 Introduced in House

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Text versions (1)

Introduced in House · Feb 13, 2025

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 13, 2025

Mr. Bost (for himself and Mr. Pappas) introduced the following bill; which was 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

A BILL

To amend the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 to establish payment and performance security requirements for projects, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Water Infrastructure Subcontractor and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WIFIA ELIGIBILITY AND PROJECT SELECTION.

Section 5028(a)(1)(C) of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3907(a)(1)(C)) is amended—

(1) by striking “The Secretary” and inserting the following:

“(i) Financing security features.—The Secretary”; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

“(ii) Construction payment and performance security.—

“(I) In general.—The Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, shall ensure that the construction of a project carried out with assistance under this subtitle has payment and performance security in accordance with this clause.

“(II) Use of state or local requirements.—The Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, shall consider subclause (I) to be satisfied with respect to the construction of a project if— “(aa) applicable State or local law requires payment and performance security with respect to the construction; and “(bb) the amount of that payment and performance security is not less than 50 percent of the total construction contract amount.

“(III) Use of bonds.—With respect to the construction of a project to which no State or local payment and performance security requirements apply or for which the amount of payment and performance security under applicable State or local payment and performance requirements does not meet the requirement described in subclause

(II)(bb), the Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, shall require, for purposes of satisfying subclause (I), that the requirements described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 3131(b) of title 40, United States Code, be met.”. <all>

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