Bill · H.R. 6229· House(119-HR-6229)
Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Amendments of 2025
- Introduced
- 11/20/2025
- Last activity
- 11/22/2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Sponsored by
- Kim Schrier
- Cosponsors
- - 3 - 4
- 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
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?+5
The bill expands definitions for rural water projects and provides outreach and technical assistance specifically for small communities.
Does this invest in rural communities?+5
The bill provides expanded technical assistance and lower cost thresholds specifically for rural water projects and small communities.
Would Native Americans be better off under this?+4
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. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Rural Residents+5Good For Native Americans+4Good For Low Income Households+2
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Economic Growth+3Increases Job Creation+3
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Rural Development+5
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Poverty Reduction+2
- 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