H.R. 5072

Summary

H.R. 5072, the Water Crisis Prevention Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Aug 29, 2025 by Rep. Nellie Pou (D). It was referred to Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, and last saw action on Aug 30, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Record

Text

H.R. 5072 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 5072 IH: Water Crisis Prevention Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-08-29
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5072  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   August 29, 2025   Ms. Pou  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a review relating to disasters caused by water infrastructure failures, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Water Crisis Prevention Act of 2025  .
2.
GAO review of water infrastructure disasters
(a)
In general
Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a review of the existing funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency that States, localities, individuals, and small businesses are eligible for following a water infrastructure failure, including a water main break, both in instances in which an emergency declaration has been declared and in which an emergency declaration has not been declared.
(b)
Report
Upon completion of the study required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report describing the results of such study, including recommendations for—
(1)
Federal entities to partner with States to identify areas most at risk of future disasters caused by water infrastructure failure; and
(2)
ways in which Congress could provide funding to mitigate disasters by addressing water infrastructure most at risk of failure.

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To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a review relating to disasters caused by water infrastructure failures, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Nellie Pou (D) sponsors H.R. 5072 alone.

Nellie Pou

Rep. · D–NJ-9 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 5072 went before 2 committees: Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee

Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee

Referred to · Aug 30, 2025 · 127 Bills

Transportation and Infrastructure

Transportation and Infrastructure

Referred To · Aug 29, 2025 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5072 has taken 3 actions since Aug 29, 2025, the latest on Aug 30, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 5072 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5072 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Water Crisis Prevention Act of 2025 — Display Title
• Water Crisis Prevention Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a review relating to disasters caused by water infrastructure failures, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 6 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5072 in 4 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 Agriculture, Automotive Industry, Banking, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Insurance, Science/Technology.

Clients

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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. 5072 under Emergency Management, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5072’s is Emergency Management.

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