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Emergency Rural Water Response Act of 2026
To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to expand eligibility for grants related to emergency water assistance, and for other purposes.
Summary
The bill amends the Emergency and Imminent Community Water Assistance Grant Program to expand the types of water infrastructure projects eligible for federal grants. The program can now provide grants for water resources infrastructure facilities including potable water, wastewater, storm drainage, and solid waste systems in rural areas. The bill also increases the population threshold for grant eligibility from 10,000 to 35,000 residents, making grants available to larger rural communities.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH] (R-OH)
Actions (2)
- Jan 13, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. · senate
- Jan 13, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 13, 2026
Mr. Schiff (for himself and Mr. Husted) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
A BILL
To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to expand eligibility for grants related to emergency water assistance, 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 “Emergency Rural Water Response Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. EMERGENCY AND IMMINENT COMMUNITY WATER ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM.
Section 306A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926a) is amended—
(1) in subsection (d)(1)—
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
“(C) for associated uses related to water resources infrastructure, including facilities for potable water, wastewater, storm drainage, or solid waste;”; and
(2) in subsection (e)(1)(A), by striking “10,000” and inserting “35,000”. <all>
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