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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 7631

Introduced

Rural Water Security Act

Sponsor
DBrittany Pettersen· Colorado
Introduced
February 20, 2026
Policy area
Water Resources Development
Latest action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.February 21, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7631 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7631

To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 to include 
Colorado in a program for western rural water, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 20, 2026

Ms. Pettersen (for herself, Mr. Hurd of Colorado, Mr. Crank, Mr. Crow, 
Ms. DeGette, Mr. Evans of Colorado, and Mr. Neguse) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 to include 
Colorado in a program for western rural water, 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. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Water Security Act''.

SEC. 2. WESTERN RURAL WATER.

Section 595 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 is 
amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by inserting ``Colorado,'' before 
``Arizona'';
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``Colorado,'' before 
``Arizona''; and
(3) in subsection (i)(1), by inserting ``Colorado,'' before 
``Idaho''.
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