H.R. 4879

Summary

H.R. 4879, the Emergency Rural Water Response Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Aug 5, 2025 by Rep. Jim Costa (D) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, and last saw action on Aug 6, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Record

Text

H.R. 4879 has 3 co-sponsors.

119 HR 4879 IH: Emergency Rural Water Response Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-08-05
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4879  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   August 5, 2025   Mr. Costa  (for himself and  Mr. Edwards ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , and in addition to the Committee on  Agriculture , 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 Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to expand eligibility for grants related to emergency water assistance, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Emergency Rural Water Response Act of 2025  .
2.
Emergency and imminent community water assistance grant program
Section 306A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1926a ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (d)(1)—
(A)
by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; and
(B)
by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
(C)
for associated uses related to water resources infrastructure, including facilities for potable water, wastewater, storm drainage, or solid waste;
 ; and
(2)
in subsection (e)(1)(A), by striking  10,000  and inserting  35,000 .
3.
NPDES permit exemption
Section 402(l) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1342(l) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(4)
Emergency use of portable water treatment and filtration facilities
During any 6-month period immediately following a declaration by a State of a disaster or state of emergency, no permit shall be required under this section by the Administrator (or the State, in the case of a permit program approved under subsection (b)) for discharges from a portable water treatment and filtration facility installed in the area covered by the declaration to provide clean water as needed to respond to conditions caused by the event that resulted in the declaration.
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To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to expand eligibility for grants related to emergency water assistance, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Jim Costa (D) sponsors H.R. 4879, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Jim Costa

Rep. · D–CA-21 · Sponsor

Introduced Aug 5, 2025

Chuck Edwards

Rep. · R–NC-11 · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 5, 2025 · Original

Anna Luna

Rep. · R–FL-13 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 15, 2025

Adam Gray

Rep. · D–CA-13 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 24, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 4879 went before 3 committees: Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, Agriculture and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee

Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee

Referred to · Aug 6, 2025 · 85 Bills

Agriculture

Agriculture

Referred To · Aug 5, 2025 · 226 Bills

Transportation and Infrastructure

Transportation and Infrastructure

Referred To · Aug 5, 2025 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4879 has taken 3 actions since Aug 5, 2025, the latest on Aug 6, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 4879 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 4879.

S 3620Emergency Rural Water Response Act of 2026Jan 13, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestr… · Related bill

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Titles

H.R. 4879 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Emergency Rural Water Response Act of 2025 — Display Title
• Emergency Rural Water Response Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to expand eligibility for grants related to emergency water assistance, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 2 firms and 7 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4879 in 10 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 Budget/Appropriations, Natural Resources, Homeland Security, Agriculture, Clean Air and Water (quality), Science/Technology, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Utilities.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4879 under Environmental Protection, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4879’s is Environmental Protection.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4879, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 135 (Tuesday, August 5, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COSTA:H.R. 4879.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Sec. 8[Page H3682]

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