S. 3465

Summary

S. 3465, the UPGRADE Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Dec 11, 2025 by Sen. Lisa Rochester (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Environment And Public Works, and last saw action on Dec 11, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Record

Text

S. 3465 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 S3465 IS: Unincorporated Partnerships for Grant Resources, Assistance, and Drinking Water Enhancements Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-12-11
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  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 3465
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  December 11, 2025
  Ms. Blunt Rochester  (for herself and
  Mr. Wicker ) introduced the following bill;
  which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Environment and Public Works
  A BILL
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize technical assistance to
  small public water systems and the assistance for small and disadvantaged communities
  program, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Unincorporated Partnerships for Grant Resources, Assistance, and Drinking Water Enhancements Act of 2025   or the   UPGRADE Act of 2025  .
2.
Technical assistance to small public water systems
Section 1442(e)(5) of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–1(e)(5) ) is amended by striking  2026  and inserting  2031 .
3.
Assistance for small and disadvantaged communities
Section 1459A of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–19a ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (c)(1), by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:
(C)
a State, on behalf of—
(i)
an underserved community; or
(ii)
an unincorporated community, as determined by the applicable State and identified through coordination with applicable county governments; and
  ; and
(2)
in subsection (k)(5), by striking  fiscal year 2026  and inserting  each of fiscal years 2026 through 2031 .

Tracker

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A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize technical assistance to small public water systems and the assistance for small and disadvantaged communities program, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Lisa Rochester (D) sponsors S. 3465, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Lisa Rochester

Sen. · D–DE · Sponsor

Introduced Dec 11, 2025

Roger Wicker

Sen. · R–MS · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 11, 2025 · Original

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Committees

S. 3465 went before 1 committee: Environment and Public Works.

Environment and Public Works

Environment and Public Works

Referred To · Dec 11, 2025 · 257 Bills

Actions

S. 3465 has taken 2 actions since Dec 11, 2025.

Votes

S. 3465 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 3465 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• UPGRADE Act of 2025 — Display Title
• UPGRADE Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Unincorporated Partnerships for Grant Resources, Assistance, and Drinking Water Enhancements Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize technical assistance to small public water systems and the assistance for small and disadvantaged communities program, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named S. 3465 in 2 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 Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Education, Immigration, Science/Technology, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

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 S. 3465 under Environmental Protection, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 3465’s is Environmental Protection.

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