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To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 to include Colorado in a program for western rural water, and for other purposes.
Summary
The Rural Water Security Act would amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 to include Colorado in a western rural water program. Under current law, Section 595 of the Water Resources Development Act extends certain rural water provisions to specific western states including Arizona and Idaho. This bill would add Colorado to those same provisions by amending the statute to include Colorado in the applicable subsections.
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Sponsor (1)
6 cosponsors
- Rep. Crank, Jeff [R-CO-5] (R-CO)
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO)
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO)
- Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8] (R-CO)
- Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3] (R-CO)
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Brittany Pettersen’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $30,671
- COINBASE $18,000
- ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ $13,200
- APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT $13,000
- SOLANA LABS $9,900
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Brittany Pettersen → · Outside spending →
Actions (3)
- Feb 21, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. · house
- Feb 20, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Feb 20, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 20, 2026
Ms. Pettersen (for herself, Mr. Hurd of Colorado, Mr. Crank, Mr. Crow, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Evans of Colorado, and Mr. Neguse) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 to include Colorado in a program for western rural water, 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 “Rural Water Security Act”.
SEC. 2. WESTERN RURAL WATER.
Section 595 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 is amended—
(1) in subsection (b), by inserting “Colorado,” before “Arizona”;
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting “Colorado,” before “Arizona”; and
(3) in subsection (i)(1), by inserting “Colorado,” before “Idaho”. <all>
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