H.R. 7631

Summary

H.R. 7631, the Rural Water Security Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 20, 2026 by Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D) with 6 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, and last saw action on Feb 21, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Record

Text

H.R. 7631 has 6 co-sponsors.

119 HR 7631 IH: Rural Water Security Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-02-20
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7631  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 20, 2026   Ms. Pettersen  (for herself,  Mr. Hurd of Colorado ,  Mr. Crank ,  Mr. Crow ,  Ms. DeGette ,  Mr. Evans of Colorado , and  Mr. Neguse ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 to include Colorado in a program for western rural water, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Rural Water Security Act  .
2.
Western rural water
Section 595 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 is amended—
(1)
in subsection (b), by inserting  Colorado,  before  Arizona ;
(2)
in subsection (c)(1), by inserting  Colorado,  before  Arizona ; and
(3)
in subsection (i)(1), by inserting  Colorado,  before  Idaho .

Tracker

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

To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 to include Colorado in a program for western rural water, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D) sponsors H.R. 7631, and 6 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Brittany Pettersen

Rep. · D–CO-7 · Sponsor

Introduced Feb 20, 2026

Jeff Crank

Rep. · R–CO-5 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 20, 2026 · Original

Jason Crow

Rep. · D–CO-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 20, 2026 · Original

Diana DeGette

Rep. · D–CO-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 20, 2026 · Original

Gabe Evans

Rep. · R–CO-8 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 20, 2026 · Original

Jeff Hurd

Rep. · R–CO-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 20, 2026 · Original

Joseph Neguse

Rep. · D–CO-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 20, 2026 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 7631 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 · Feb 21, 2026 · 85 Bills

Transportation and Infrastructure

Transportation and Infrastructure

Referred To · Feb 20, 2026 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7631 has taken 3 actions since Feb 20, 2026, the latest on Feb 21, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 7631 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7631 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Rural Water Security Act — Display Title
• Rural Water Security Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 to include Colorado in a program for western rural water, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7631 under Water Resources Development, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7631’s is Water Resources Development.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7631, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 34 (Friday, February 20, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. PETTERSEN:H.R. 7631.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H2235]

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