H.R. 8459

Summary

H.R. 8459, the WISE Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 22, 2026 by Rep. Nikema Williams (D) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Transportation And Infrastructure, and last saw action on Apr 22, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Record

Text

H.R. 8459 has 4 co-sponsors.

119 HR 8459 IH: Water Infrastructure Sustainability and Efficiency Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-04-22
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8459  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 22, 2026   Ms. Williams of Georgia  (for herself,  Mrs. Sykes ,  Ms. Norton , and  Mr. Thanedar ) 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 require a certain percentage of funds appropriated for revolving fund capitalization grants be used for green projects, and for other purposes.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Water Infrastructure Sustainability and Efficiency Act   or the   WISE Act  .
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Capitalization grants
Section 602(b) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1382(c) ) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (13), by striking  and  at the end;
(2)
in paragraph (14), by striking the period at the end and inserting  ; and ; and
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by adding at the end the following:
(15)
beginning on the date of enactment of this paragraph, to the extent there are sufficient eligible project applications and with respect to any funds for capitalization grants made available in any appropriations Act that the State receives, the State will use not less than 20 percent of such funds for projects to address green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improvements, or other environmentally innovative activities.
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To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require a certain percentage of funds appropriated for revolving fund capitalization grants be used for green projects, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Nikema Williams (D) sponsors H.R. 8459, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Nikema Williams

Rep. · D–GA-5 · Sponsor

Introduced Apr 22, 2026

Eleanor Norton

Rep. · D–DC-0 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 22, 2026 · Original

Emilia Sykes

Rep. · D–OH-13 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 22, 2026 · Original

Shri Thanedar

Rep. · D–MI-13 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 22, 2026 · Original

Ed Case

Rep. · D–HI-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 29, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 8459 went before 1 committee: Transportation and Infrastructure.

Transportation and Infrastructure

Transportation and Infrastructure

Referred To · Apr 22, 2026 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8459 has taken 2 actions since Apr 22, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8459 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8459 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• WISE Act — Display Title
• To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require a certain percentage of funds appropriated for revolving fund capitalization grants be used for green projects, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
• WISE Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Water Infrastructure Sustainability and Efficiency Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8459 in 1 quarterly filing, 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 Clean Air and Water (quality), Education, Natural Resources, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation, Urban Development/Municipalities.

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Lobbyists

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8459 under Environmental Protection, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8459’s is Environmental Protection.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8459, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia:H.R. 8459.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution[Page H3068]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com