H.R. 5834

Summary

H.R. 5834, the Critical Water Supplies for Resilient Communities Act, was introduced in the House on Oct 24, 2025 by Rep. Frederica Wilson (D). It was referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, and last saw action on Oct 25, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Record

Text

H.R. 5834 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 5834 IH: Critical Water Supplies for Resilient Communities Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-10-24
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5834  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   October 24, 2025   Ms. Wilson of Florida  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make changes to the program authorizing grants for alternative water source projects, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Critical Water Supplies for Resilient Communities Act  .
2.
Alternative water source projects
Section 220 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1300 ) is amended—
(1)
in the section heading, by striking
Pilot Program   and inserting
Grants  ;
(2)
in subsection (b)—
(A)
in paragraph (1), by striking  treatment or ; and
(B)
by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
(2)
Critical water supply needs
The term  critical water supply needs  means existing or reasonably anticipated future water supply needs that are identified in a plan or assessment, developed with public engagement, for—
(A)
comprehensive local, statewide, or regional water supply; or
(B)
local or regional drought resiliency.
 ;
(3)
in subsection (c)—
(A)
in the subsection heading, by striking
Establishment   and inserting
Authority  ; and
(B)
by striking  establish a pilot program to ;
(4)
by striking subsection (h) and inserting the following:
(h)
Reports
On the date on which the budget of the President is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for each fiscal year, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report describing each alternative water source project funded under this section in the preceding fiscal year, including a description of how each such project addresses the critical water supply needs it is designed to meet.
 ; and
(5)
in subsection (i)(1), by striking  2026  and inserting  2031 .

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To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make changes to the program authorizing grants for alternative water source projects, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Frederica Wilson (D) sponsors H.R. 5834 alone.

Frederica Wilson

Rep. · D–FL-24 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 5834 went before 2 committees: Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee

Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee

Referred to · Oct 25, 2025 · 85 Bills

Transportation and Infrastructure

Transportation and Infrastructure

Referred To · Oct 24, 2025 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5834 has taken 3 actions since Oct 24, 2025, the latest on Oct 25, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 5834 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5834 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Critical Water Supplies for Resilient Communities Act — Display Title
• Critical Water Supplies for Resilient Communities Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make changes to the program authorizing grants for alternative water source projects, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 5 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5834 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025. 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 Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Retirement, Transportation.

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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. 5834 under Environmental Protection, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5834’s is Environmental Protection.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 5834, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 177 (Friday, October 24, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. WILSON of Florida:H.R. 5834.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H4554]

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