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H.R. 1285

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 1285, the Water Infrastructure Subcontractor and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Feb 13, 2025 by Rep. Mike Bost (R) with 28 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, and last saw action on Feb 13, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Record

Text

H.R. 1285 has 28 co-sponsors.

hb1285/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 1285 IH: Water Infrastructure Subcontractor and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-13
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1285  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 13, 2025   Mr. Bost  (for himself and  Mr. Pappas ) introduced the following bill; which was 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   A BILL
To amend the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 to establish payment and performance security requirements for projects, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Water Infrastructure Subcontractor and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2025  .
2.
Federal requirements for WIFIA eligibility and project selection
Section 5028(a)(1)(C) of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 ( 33 U.S.C. 3907(a)(1)(C) ) is amended—
(1)
by striking  The Secretary  and inserting the following:
(i)
Financing security features
The Secretary
 ; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following:
(ii)
Construction payment and performance security
(I)
In general
The Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, shall ensure that the construction of a project carried out with assistance under this subtitle has payment and performance security in accordance with this clause.
(II)
Use of State or local requirements
The Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, shall consider subclause (I) to be satisfied with respect to the construction of a project if—
(aa)
applicable State or local law requires payment and performance security with respect to the construction; and
(bb)
the amount of that payment and performance security is not less than 50 percent of the total construction contract amount.
(III)
Use of bonds
With respect to the construction of a project to which no State or local payment and performance security requirements apply or for which the amount of payment and performance security under applicable State or local payment and performance requirements does not meet the requirement described in subclause (II)(bb), the Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, shall require, for purposes of satisfying subclause (I), that the requirements described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 3131(b) of title 40, United States Code, be met.
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Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-13
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 to establish payment and performance security requirements for projects, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Mike Bost (R) sponsors H.R. 1285, and 28 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1285 went before 3 committees: Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
Referred to · Feb 13, 2025 · 85 Bills
Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Feb 13, 2025 · 1,636 Bills
Transportation and Infrastructure
Transportation and Infrastructure
Referred To · Feb 13, 2025 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1285 has taken 3 actions since Feb 13, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 13, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Feb 13, 2025
House
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.Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Feb 13, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee

Votes

H.R. 1285 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 1285, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 1285 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Water Infrastructure Subcontractor and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Water Infrastructure Subcontractor and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 to establish payment and performance security requirements for projects, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

15 clients hired 13 firms and 39 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1285 in 85 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Insurance, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Transportation, Health Issues, Trade (domestic/foreign), Government Issues, Energy/Nuclear.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
THE SURETY & FIDELITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAInsurance AssociationDistrict of Columbia210$110K
LIBERTY MUTUAL GROUP—District of Columbia19—
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY—District of Columbia18—
CHUBB INA HOLDINGS INC.—District of Columbia17—
SIFF & ASSOCIATES, PLLC (OBO THE MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA)Law firmDistrict of Columbia16$240K
AMERICAN SUBCONTRACTOR ASSOCIATIONTrade association of construction subcontractorsVirginia16$180K
FCA INTERNATIONALFinishing contractor trade associationIllinois16$150K
STEAMFITTERS LOCAL 420Steamfitters install and service mechanical systems.Pennsylvania16$72K
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA—District of Columbia16—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SURETY BOND PRODUCERS—Maryland16—
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION - PENN-DEL-JERSEY CHAPTERElectrical contractors in PA and DE.Pennsylvania16—
SURETY & FIDELITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (SFAA)Nonprofit association for the surety and fidelity industry promoting value of bonding.District of Columbia13$80K
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS—District of Columbia13—
ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN WATER AGENCIES—District of Columbia12—
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
OSCAR POLICY GROUP, LLC424$402K
LIBERTY MUTUAL GROUP19—
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY18—
CHUBB INA HOLDINGS INC.17—
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA16—
LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC16$240K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SURETY BOND PRODUCERS16—
THE SURETY & FIDELITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA16—
CGCN GROUP, LLC14$110K
AXADVOCACY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS13$80K
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS13—
ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN WATER AGENCIES12—
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 39.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
MICHAEL OSCAR1424
ANDREW HUFF119
CHRISTOPHER RUSSELL119
CORTNEY COUTREYER119
JULIE TRUTE119
DAVID MORK118
GARY WHIDBY118
GREGG SHEIOWITZ118
JEFFREY SANDS118
MARCEL CALDWELL118
KAREN VALANZANO117
SARAH SCHRADIN117
YANCY MOLNAR117
ALEX GLEASON116
ANDREW SIFF116
CHRIS GRANBERG116
COREY MILLER116
LARRY LECLAIR116
MARK MCCALLUM116
NATHAN RIEDEL116

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CHUBB INA HOLDINGS INC.CHUBB INA HOLDINGS INC.2025 fourth_quarter$980K4th Quarter - Report
CHUBB INA HOLDINGS INC.CHUBB INA HOLDINGS INC.2026 first_quarter$910K1st Quarter - Report
LIBERTY MUTUAL GROUPLIBERTY MUTUAL GROUP2026 first_quarter$900K1st Quarter - Report
LIBERTY MUTUAL GROUPLIBERTY MUTUAL GROUP2025 second_quarter$900K2nd Quarter - Report
LIBERTY MUTUAL GROUPLIBERTY MUTUAL GROUP2025 first_quarter$880K1st Quarter - Amendme…
LIBERTY MUTUAL GROUPLIBERTY MUTUAL GROUP2025 first_quarter$880K1st Quarter - Report
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY2025 first_quarter$820K1st Quarter - Amendme…
CHUBB INA HOLDINGS INC.CHUBB INA HOLDINGS INC.2025 first_quarter$780K1st Quarter - Report
CHUBB INA HOLDINGS INC.CHUBB INA HOLDINGS INC.2026 second_quarter$750K2nd Quarter - Report
LIBERTY MUTUAL GROUPLIBERTY MUTUAL GROUP2026 second_quarter$740K2nd Quarter - Report
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY2026 first_quarter$700K1st Quarter - Report
LIBERTY MUTUAL GROUPLIBERTY MUTUAL GROUP2025 fourth_quarter$670K4th Quarter - Amendme…
CHUBB INA HOLDINGS INC.CHUBB INA HOLDINGS INC.2025 second_quarter$670K2nd Quarter - Report
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY2025 first_quarter$660K1st Quarter - Report
LIBERTY MUTUAL GROUPLIBERTY MUTUAL GROUP2025 third_quarter$640K3rd Quarter - Amendme…
LIBERTY MUTUAL GROUPLIBERTY MUTUAL GROUP2025 fourth_quarter$580K4th Quarter - Report
LIBERTY MUTUAL GROUPLIBERTY MUTUAL GROUP2025 third_quarter$570K3rd Quarter - Report
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY2025 third_quarter$530K3rd Quarter - Amendme…
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY2025 fourth_quarter$510K4th Quarter - Report
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY2025 second_quarter$510K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1285 under Water Resources Development, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1285’s is Water Resources Development.

hr1285/policy-areas.txt
Water Resources DevelopmentAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public Works

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 1285 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Public contracts and procurement to Water resources funding.

hr1285/subjects.txt
Public contracts and procurementPublic-private cooperationWater resources funding

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1285, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 30 (Thursday, February 13, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BOST:H.R. 1285.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section VIII, Clause XVIII[Page H710]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com