H.R. 9313 · House bill · 119th Congress

Water Access Act

Sponsored by Rep. Debbie Dingell, Michigan with 1 co-sponsor

Introduced Jun 15, 2026

Referred to the Appropriations Committee

Latest action Jun 15, 2026

SponsorRep. Debbie Dingell, Michigan· 1 cosponsorRep. Rashida Tlaib, Michigan

What the bill does

This bill provides $500 million in FY2027 appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services for the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program. The program provides grants to assist low-income households with water and wastewater bills.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Jun 29, 2026.

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Contents

Sec. 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Water Access Act”.

Sec. 2. Appropriation for LIHWAP

There is appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for fiscal year 2027, $500,000,000 for the low-income household water assistance program under section 2912 of subtitle K of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9058b).

Official text, Introduced in House (Jun 15, 2026), from the Government Publishing Office via Congress.gov. Printed version (PDF) · All versions on Congress.gov