Kim Schrier (D-WA)
Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Amendments of 2025
A Democratic bill with 4 Republican cosponsors · See all 7 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
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the ``Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Amendments of 2025'', aims to reauthorize the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014. It provides new definitions for rural water projects and small communities to clarify eligibility. The legislation expands technical assistance opportunities for small communities and establishes an outreach plan to promote financial assistance. It also authorizes new collaborative project delivery methods, such as design-build. Additionally, the bill updates maturity dates for certain loans and reauthorizes funding for the Corps of Engineers' water infrastructure.
Yes· 3 of 7
- Scored +5
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?
The bill expands definitions for rural water projects and provides outreach and technical assistance specifically for small communities.
- Scored +5
Does this invest in rural communities?
The bill provides expanded technical assistance and lower cost thresholds specifically for rural water projects and small communities.
- Scored +4
Would Native Americans be better off under this?
The bill explicitly includes water projects authorized under the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 for federally recognized Indian Tribes.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Technical Assistance for Small Communities: The Administrator may provide engineering and financial planning assistance to help small communities develop project proposals and seek assistance (Section 2(c)).
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Outreach to Small Communities: The Administrator is required to develop and implement an outreach plan to promote available financial assistance to small communities (Section 2(d)).
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Collaborative Project Delivery: The Secretary or Administrator may use methods like construction management at-risk or design-build, which involve close collaboration between entities, owners, designers, and contractors (Section 4(a)).
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Expanded Project Eligibility: The bill adds several types of projects to the eligibility list, including State-led storage projects, transferred works, and certain congressionally authorized water resources development projects owned by non-Federal entities (Section 3).
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Increased Funding Authorization: The bill authorizes specific annual appropriations for the Administrator and the Secretary for fiscal years 2025 through 2029 (Section 6).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Lowering of Eligible Project Cost Threshold: The amendment changes the threshold for eligible project costs by striking "$5,000,000" and inserting "$1,000,000" (Section 2(b)).
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 people in rural areas be better off under this? — The bill expands definitions for rural water projects and provides outreach and technical assistance specifically for small communities. Would Native Americans be better off under this? — The bill explicitly includes water projects authorized under the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 for federally recognized Indian Tribes. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — Increased water infrastructure support helps ensure access to essential services for lower-income communities.
- Economy And Finance
- Is this likely to grow the economy? — By lowering the cost threshold for eligible projects, the bill facilitates more water infrastructure investment. Is this likely to create jobs? — The bill expands eligibility for water infrastructure projects which can stimulate construction and engineering jobs.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this invest in rural communities? — The bill provides expanded technical assistance and lower cost thresholds specifically for rural water projects and small communities.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Is this likely to lift people out of poverty? — Improving water infrastructure in small and rural communities supports basic living standards.
- 12/23/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 11/22/2025
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- 11/20/2025
- 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.
- 6 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
Jim CostaDemocrat · California
Sharice DavidsDemocrat · Kansas
Brian FitzpatrickRepublican · Pennsylvania
Vince FongRepublican · California
John GaramendiDemocrat · California
Doug LaMalfaRepublican · California
Dan NewhouseRepublican · Washington