H.Res. 274

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 274 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 274

Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 6 through 
April 12, 2025, as ``National Water Week''.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 31, 2025

Mr. Evans of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Tonko) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight 
and Government Reform

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RESOLUTION

Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 6 through 
April 12, 2025, as ``National Water Week''.

Whereas each community in the United States, both large and small, and urban, 
rural, and Tribal, deserves to have access to affordable, safe, and 
clean drinking water, sanitation, and other critical water 
infrastructure;
Whereas more than 2,000,000 people in the United States lack access to running 
water, indoor plumbing, or wastewater services;
Whereas small, rural, and disadvantaged community water systems struggle to make 
needed investments while keeping rates affordable;
Whereas Federal investment in core drinking water, wastewater, stormwater 
capture, sustainable desalination, and water recycling programs allow 
local utilities and the customers of those local utilities to have the 
resources to affordably improve in water reliability and meet Federal 
regulatory obligations;
Whereas source control is a critical first step to reducing emerging 
contaminants from entering water systems and the environment, along with 
advancing the state of the science on the risks of those contaminants, 
which is essential to protect public health;
Whereas water infrastructure projects often rely on specific products and 
technologies, and substitutions may not be readily available, so it is 
critical to consider the realities unique to the water sector, and the 
near-term challenges that water infrastructure projects face;
Whereas countless disadvantaged communities in the United States struggle to 
make needed investments in critical water infrastructure while 
simultaneously keeping rates affordable;
Whereas water research helps solve some of the most pressing challenges for the 
water sector, such as--

(1) aging infrastructure;

(2) emerging contaminants;

(3) resiliency to extreme weather;

(4) drought and water scarcity; and

(5) significant shifts in population;

Whereas research and development aimed at finding cost-effective solutions to 
the most pressing challenges for the water sector--

(1) create more resilient and effective water systems;

(2) create new jobs and support thriving communities nationwide; and

(3) result in improved public health and safety and promote equitable 
solutions throughout the United States; and

Whereas Congress and the executive branch should assist water utilities to 
ensure that those communities can continue to fulfill their core mission 
of protecting public health and the environment while supporting local 
economic growth by addressing challenges related to--

(1) managing aging water infrastructure, and escalating operation and 
maintenance costs, supply chain disruptions, and workforce shortages;

(2) addressing growing water quality impairments and regulations from 
emerging contaminants and nutrients; and

(3) ensuring proper climate adaptation, system resiliency, and security 
measures are in place: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports the 
designation of ``National Water Week''.
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