A Democratic bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — 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.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
H.R. 10869 is known as the Protect Clean Water Act. The bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. It provides funding for emerging contaminants remediation programs. Specifically, it increases authorized funding under the Safe Drinking Water Act program to $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031. It also adds a new section to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act providing $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031 for grants to address emerging contaminants, focusing on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Yes· 3 of 9
- Scored +8
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?
The bill provides extensive funding specifically aimed at remediating emerging contaminants like PFAS in water systems.
- Scored +6
Would children be better off under this?
Clean drinking water initiatives disproportionately protect children from harmful chemical exposure.
- Scored +6
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?
Mandating that 25 percent of funds go to small and disadvantaged communities directly aids lower-income areas.
The opposite
- Scored -5
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?
The bill authorizes significant new appropriations of $1,000,000,000 annually for emerging contaminants programs.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Section 2(a) increases authorized funding to $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031 under the Safe Drinking Water Act program, which can help states better manage safe drinking water.
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Section 2(b) creates a new section 610 under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act that provides $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031 for grants focused on addressing emerging contaminants like perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
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Section 2(b) outlines requirements under section 610(b)(1) mandating that not less than 25 percent of these grant amounts be used to help small and disadvantaged communities or treatment works serving fewer than 25,000 persons.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Section 2(b) explicitly states under section 610(c) that the amounts deposited in the water pollution control revolving fund cannot be used as a source of payment or security for any obligation with tax-exempt interest, which restricts how states can finance these funds.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would children be better off under this? — Clean drinking water initiatives disproportionately protect children from harmful chemical exposure. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — Mandating that 25 percent of funds go to small and disadvantaged communities directly aids lower-income areas. Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — The legislation specifically provides grants for treatment works serving fewer than 25,000 persons, which frequently include rural communities. Would people over 65 be better off under this? — Improving water quality benefits older populations who may be more vulnerable to waterborne contaminants.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this better protect air, water and wildlife? — The bill provides extensive funding specifically aimed at remediating emerging contaminants like PFAS in water systems. Does this invest in rural communities? — Treatment works serving fewer than 25,000 persons are prioritized for dedicated grant funding.
- Healthcare
- Does this make health care easier to get in general? — The legislation provides substantial funding to ensure safe drinking water and address harmful contaminants.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this reduce what the federal government spends? — The bill authorizes significant new appropriations of $1,000,000,000 annually for emerging contaminants programs.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Is this likely to lift people out of poverty? — The bill mandates that at least 25 percent of grant funds be used to support small and disadvantaged communities.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this give the federal government more power? — The legislation establishes new federal grant programs and conditions regarding state revolving funds.
- 10/22/2026
- 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.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
Brian FitzpatrickRepublican · Pennsylvania