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House Bill 6422
119th Congress(2025-2026)
American Water Stewardship Act
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Passed House on Mar 24, 2026
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The "American Water Stewardship Act" amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to extend funding for various water restoration initiatives, including the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Long Island Sound, Columbia River Basin restoration, and San Francisco Bay restoration program, through 2031. It also expands the National Estuary Program to include Mississippi Sound, extends funding for Coastal Recreation Water Quality Monitoring and Notification grants, and restricts the use of funds for foreign entities. Additionally, it requires a report on the effectiveness and management of EPA geographic programs, providing recommendations for improvement.

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Introduced
Dec 4, 2025
Latest Action
Mar 25, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
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Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
6422
Congress
119
Policy Area
Environmental Protection
Environmental Protection
Primary focus of measure is regulation of pollution including from hazardous substances and radioactive releases; climate change and greenhouse gases; environmental assessment and research; solid waste and recycling; ecology. Measures concerning energy exploration, efficiency, and conservation may fall under Energy policy area.
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checkPassed on March 24, 2026
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
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Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
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Summary

American Water Stewardship Act

This bill reauthorizes several water quality protection and restoration programs of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and makes related requirements.

Specifically, the bill reauthorizes through FY2031 the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the Long Island Sound Partnership program, the Columbia River Basin Restoration Program, the National Estuary Program, and the BEACH Act program.

The bill also modifies some of those programs. For example, the bill modifies the National Estuary Program, including by establishing the Mississippi Sound as an estuary of national significance that may receive support under the program. It also modifies the BEACH Act program, including by allowing states or local governments to use grants provided under the program to identify specific sources of contamination for coastal recreation waters adjacent to beaches or similar points of access that are used by the public.

Additionally, the bill modifies the San Francisco Estuary Partnership, including by making federal agencies eligible for grants provided under the program.

The bill also prohibits funding made available for FY2026-FY2031 to carry out specified Clean Water Act programs from being provided to nonfederal entities that are domiciled in, located in, organized under, have a principal place of business in, or have agreements with foreign countries of concern.

Finally, the bill directs the Government Accountability Office to evaluate and report on specified geographic programs of the EPA.

Text (4)
March 25, 2026
March 24, 2026
March 20, 2026
December 4, 2025
Actions (17)
03/25/2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
03/24/2026
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
03/24/2026
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 378 - 32 (Roll no. 97). (text: CR H2662-2663)
03/24/2026
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 378 - 32 (Roll no. 97).
03/24/2026
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2665-2666)
03/24/2026
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
03/24/2026
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6422.
03/24/2026
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2662-2665)
03/24/2026
Mr. Taylor moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
03/20/2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 485.
03/20/2026
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-564.
12/18/2025
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
12/18/2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
12/18/2025
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged
12/05/2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
12/04/2025
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
12/04/2025
Introduced in House
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