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Water Infrastructure Assistance Reauthorization Act

To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to reauthorize certain water infrastructure grants, and for other purposes.

Introduced Feb 10, 2026

Latest action (Mar 20, 2026) Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.

Referred to
General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee Agriculture Committee
Policy area
Agriculture and Food

Summary

This bill extends the authorization period for water, waste disposal, and wastewater facility grants administered under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act. It changes the program's funding authorization from 2019-2023 to 2026-2031, allowing these grants to continue through 2031. The bill does not modify the grant program itself, only extends its operational timeline.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)

Actions (3)
  1. Mar 20, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit. · house
  2. Feb 10, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. · house
  3. Feb 10, 2026 Introduced in House

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HR 6075 — Water Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2025 · Introduced Nov 19, 2025 · Cong. 119 78%
  • HR 3293 — Support Water-Efficient Strategies and Technologies Act of 2025 · Introduced May 8, 2025 · Cong. 119 77%
  • S 3693 — Large-Scale Water Recycling Reauthorization Act · Introduced Jun 10, 2026 · Cong. 119 77%
  • HR 7530 — Assistance for Rural Water Systems Act of 2026 · Introduced Mar 20, 2026 · Cong. 119 77%
  • HR 6204 — Large-Scale Water Recycling Reauthorization Act · Introduced Nov 20, 2025 · Cong. 119 77%
  • S 3620 — Emergency Rural Water Response Act of 2026 · Introduced Jan 13, 2026 · Cong. 119 77%

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 10, 2026

Mr. Taylor introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

A BILL

To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to reauthorize certain water infrastructure grants, 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 Assistance Reauthorization Act”.

SEC. 2. WATER, WASTE DISPOSAL, AND WASTEWATER FACILITY GRANTS.

Section 306(a)(2)(B)(vii) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(2)(B)(vii)) is amended by striking “2019 through 2023” and inserting “2026 through 2031”. <all>

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