Updated as of April 21st, 2025
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| House or Senate | Bill # | Bill Name | Description | Sponsor(s) | Committee(s) | Status (Location & Date) | Companion Bills | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House | H.R.284 | GLRI Act of 2025 | To reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, and for other purposes. | Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] +35 | Transportation and Infrastructure | Introduced in House – 01/09/2025 | N/A | |
| House | H.J.Res.18 | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and Copper: Improvements (LCRI)”. | This joint resolution nullifies the rule titled National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and Copper: Improvements (LCRI), which was submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency on October 30, 2024. The rule modifies the regulations under the Safe Drinking Water Act to further reduce lead in drinking water, including by directing water systems to replace all lead and certain galvanized service lines under their control within 10 years. | Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] | Energy and Commerce | Introduced in House – 01/13/2025 | N/A | |
| House | H.R.331 | N/A | To amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes. | Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1]; Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] | Natural Resources | Introduced in House – 01/13/2025 | N/A | |
| House | H.R.337 | N/A | To provide technical and financial assistance for groundwater recharge, aquifer storage, and water source substitution projects. | Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] +6 | Natural Resources | Introduced in House – 01/13/2025 | N/A | |
| House | H.R.338 | Every Drop Counts Act | To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to increase surface water and groundwater storage, and for other purposes. | Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] +5 | Natural Resources | Introduced in House – 01/13/2025 | N/A | |
| Senate | S.93 | Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2025 | A bill to amend the Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 to address harmful algal blooms, and for other purposes. | Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] +12 | Commerce, Science, and Transportation | Introduced in Senate – 01/14/2025 | H.R.644 | |
| House | H.R.583 | BEACH Act of 2025 | To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to grants for beach monitoring, and for other purposes. | Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] +4 | Transportation and Infrastructure | Introduced in House – 01/21/2025 | S.508 | |
| House | H.R.635 | WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act | To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to increase Tribal access to water conservation and efficiency grants, and for other purposes. | Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] +7 | Natural Resources | Introduced in House – 01/22/2025 | N/A | |
| House | H.R.644 | Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2025 | To amend the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 to address harmful algal blooms, and for other purposes. | Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]; Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] +2 | Science, Space, and Technology; Natural Resources | Introduced in House – 01/23/2025 | S.93 | |
| House | H.R.1073 | The Great Lakes Gateways Network Act of 2025 | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to provide technical and financial assistance to identify, conserve, restore, and interpret natural, recreational, historical, and cultural resources within the Great Lakes Watershed, and for other purposes. | Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]; Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] | Natural Resources | Introduced in House – 02/06/2025 | N/A | |
| Senate | S.508 | BEACH Act of 2025 | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to grants for beach monitoring, and for other purposes. | Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]; Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] | Environment and Public Works | Introduced in Senate – 02/11/2025 | H.R.583 | |
| Senate | S.528 | GLRI Act of 2025 | A bill to reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, and for other purposes. | Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] +12 | Environment and Public Works | Introduced in Senate – 02/11/2025 | H.R.284 | |
| House | H.J.Res.43 | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “New Source Performance Standards Review for Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels (Including Petroleum Liquid Storage Vessels)”. | N/A | Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9] | Energy and Commerce | Introduced in House – 02/12/2025 | N/A | |
| House | H.J.Res.44 | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and Copper: Improvements (LCRI)”. | N/A | Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9] | Energy and Commerce | Introduced in House – 02/12/2025 | N/A | |
| House | H.R.1261 | Land and Water Conservation Fund Water Amendments Act of 2025 | To amend title 54, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make financial assistance to States under the Land and Water Conservation Fund available for water quality projects, and for other purposes. | Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] | Natural Resources | Introduced in House – 02/12/2025 | N/A | |
| Senate | S.570 | Water Infrastructure Subcontractor and Taxpayer Protection Act | A bill to amend the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 to establish payment and performance security requirements for projects, and for other purposes. | Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]; Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] | Environment and Public Works | Introduced in Senate – 02/13/2025 | H.R.1285 | |
| House | H.R.1285 | Water Infrastructure Subcontractor and Taxpayer Protection Act | To amend the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 to establish payment and performance security requirements for projects, and for other purposes. | Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]; Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] +6 | Transportation and Infrastructure; Energy and Commerce | Introduced in House – 02/13/2025 | S.570 | |
| House | H.R.1441 | PURE Water Act | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a tax credit for the purchase and installation of certain water filtration systems in homes. | Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] +6 | Ways and Means | Introduced In House – 02/18/2025 | N/A | |
| Senate | S.783 | Assistance for Rural Water Systems Act of 2025 | A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide additional assistance to rural water, wastewater, and waste disposal systems, and for other purposes. | Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]; Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry | Introduced In Senate – 02/27/2025 | N/A | |
| Senate | S.795 | Farmers Freedom Act of 2025 | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exclude prior converted cropland from the definition of “navigable waters”, and for other purposes. | Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] +4 | Environment and Public Works | Introduced In Senate – 02/27/2025 | N/A | |
| House | H.R.1808 | Keep America’s Waterfronts Working Act of 2025 | To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to establish a working waterfronts Task Force and working waterfronts grant and loan programs, and for other purposes. | Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] +16 | Natural Resources | Introduced In House – 03/03/2025 | N/A | |
| House | H.R.1809 | Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act | To reauthorize funding to monitor, assess, and research the Great Lakes Basin. | Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] +8 | Natural Resources | Introduced In House – 03/03/2025 | N/A | |
| House | H.Res.194 | Expressing support for the designation of March 6, 2025, as “Great Lakes Day”. | N/A | Rep. James, John [R-MI-10] +11 | Transportation and Infrastructure; Natural Resources | Introduced In House – 03/05/2025 | N/A | |
| House | H.R.1858 | Flooding Prevention, Assessment, and Restoration Act | To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 with respect to the emergency watershed program, and for other purposes. | Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] +6 | Agriculture | Introduced In House – 03/05/2025 | N/A | |
| House | H.R.1874 | N/A | To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to establish a conclusive presumption that a State concurs to certain activities, and for other purposes. | Rep. Kiley, Kevin [R-CA-3] | Natural Resources | Introduced In House – 03/05/2025 | N/A | |
| House | H.R.1917 | Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 | To establish the Great Lakes Mass Marking Program, and for other purposes. | Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] +3 | Natural Resources | Introduced in House – 03/06/2025 | N/A | |
| House | H.R.1948 | N/A | To authorize the International Boundary and Water Commission to accept funds for activities relating to wastewater treatment and flood control works, and for other purposes. | Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] +10 | Transportation and Infrastructure | Introduced in House – 03/06/2025 | N/A | |
| Senate | S.1020 | N/A | A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects. | Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] +6 | Energy and Natural Resources | Introduced in Senate – 03/13/2025 | N/A | |
| Senate | S.1029 | Snow Survey Northeast Expansion Act of 2025 | A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to expand the snow survey and water supply forecasting program to serve the Northeastern United States. | Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] +2 | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry | Introduced in Senate – 03/13/2025 | N/A | |
| House | H.R.2093 | N/A | To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to permitting terms, and for other purposes | Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] +2 | Transportation and Infrastructure | Introduced in House – 03/14/2025 | N/A | |
| House | H.R.2109 | Cybersecurity for Rural Water Systems Act | To include cybersecurity technical assistance in the national rural water and wastewater circuit rider program of Department of Agriculture. | Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]; Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] +1 | Agriculture | Introduced in House – 03/14/2025 | N/A | |
| House | H.R.2187 | N/A | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow the production tax credit and investment tax credit for offshore wind facilities placed in service in the inland navigable waters of the United States or the coastal waters of the United States. | Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] +4 | Ways and Means | Introduced in House – 03/18/2025 | N/A | |
| Senate | S.1114 | Watershed Protection and Forest Recovery Act of 2025 | A bill to amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out emergency watershed protection measures on National Forest System land, and for other purposes. | Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]; Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry | Introduced in Senate – 03/25/2025 | N/A | |
| Senate | S.1118 | Water Intelligence, Security, and Cyber Threat Protection Act of 2025 | A bill to establish a program to increase drinking water and wastewater system threat preparedness and resilience, and for other purposes. | Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] | Environment and Public Works | Introduced in Senate – 03/25/2025 | N/A | |
| House | H.R.2344 | Water ISAC Threat Protection Act | To establish a program to increase drinking water and wastewater system threat preparedness and resilience, and for other purposes. | Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] | Transportation and Infrastructure; Energy and Commerce | Introduced in Senate – 03/25/2025 | N/A | |
| House | H.R.2408 | Protecting Local Communities from Harmful Algal Blooms Act | To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include algal blooms in the definition of a major disaster, and for other purposes. | Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]; Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] | Transportation and Infrastructure | Introduced in House – 03/27/2025 | N/A | |
| House | H.R.2656 | Removing Nitrate and Arsenic in Drinking Water Act | To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide grants for nitrate and arsenic reduction projects, and for other purposes. | Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]; Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] | Energy and Commerce | Introduced in House – 04/03/2025 | N/A | |
| Senate | S.1324 | N/A | A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to modify eligibility for the State response to contaminants program, and for other purposes. | Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] +4 | Environment and Public Works | Introduced in Senate – 04/08/2025 | N/A | |
| House | H.R.2731 | Mapping the Great Lakes Act | To direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct high-resolution surveying and mapping of the lakebeds of the Great Lakes, and for other purposes. | Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-9] +9 | Natural Resources | Introduced in House – 04/08/2025 | N/A | |
| House | H.R.2856 | Great Lakes and National Weather Service Funding Protection Act | To limit the impoundment, transfer, or reprogramming of certain Federal funds made available to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. | Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] +9 | Science, Space, and Technology; Natural Resources | Introduced in House – 04/10/2025 | N/A | |