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Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)

Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2025

H.R. 3376 · House bill Environmental Protection

A Democratic bill with 90 Democratic cosponsors · See all 90 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

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

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill establishes the Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Trust Fund to provide funding for water and sewer infrastructure. To fund this, it increases the corporate tax rate from 21 percent to 24.5 percent. The funds are allocated among various agencies for clean water programs, safe drinking water, household water wells, colonias, Indian health services, and job training. It also mandates a nationwide study on water affordability, discrimination, and service disconnections. Additionally, the act updates various existing water-related grant and loan programs.

Yes· 3 of 22

  • Scored +7

    Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?

    The bill provides significant funding to address lead contamination and PFAS in water systems.

  • Scored +6

    Would children be better off under this?

    The bill increases funding specifically to ensure school water infrastructure is lead-free.

  • Scored +6

    Would households on low incomes be better off under this?

    The bill prioritizes job training and water assistance for low-income and very low-income individuals.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.