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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 5513

Introduced

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make certain technology investments eligible for additional subsidization, and for other purposes.

Sponsor
RVince Fong· California
Introduced
September 19, 2025
Policy area
Environmental Protection
Latest action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.September 20, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5513 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5513

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make certain 
technology investments eligible for additional subsidization, and for 
other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 19, 2025

Mr. Fong (for himself and Mr. Pappas) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make certain 
technology investments eligible for additional subsidization, and for 
other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIZATION.

Section 603(i)(1)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1383(i)(1)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
``(B) to implement or utilize a process, material, 
technique, or technology (including software for asset 
management, software for operational analysis, and 
advanced digital construction management systems)--
``(iii) to address water-efficiency goals;
``(iv) to address energy-efficiency goals;
``(v) to mitigate stormwater runoff; or
``(vi) to implement projects that are cost-
effective and sustainably planned, designed, 
and constructed.''.
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