Clean Water Affordability Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5833 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5833 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to additional subsidization, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 24, 2025 Ms. Wilson of Florida (for herself and Ms. Sewell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to additional subsidization, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Water Affordability Act''. SEC. 2. WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REVOLVING LOAN FUNDS. Section 603(i) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383(i)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1)(A)-- (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``in assistance''; and (B) in clause (ii)(III), by striking ``to such ratepayers'' and inserting ``to help such ratepayers maintain access to wastewater (including stormwater) treatment services''; and (2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following: ``(3) Subsidization amounts.-- ``(A) In general.--A State may use for providing additional subsidization in a fiscal year under this subsection an amount that does not exceed the greater of-- ``(i) 50 percent of the total amount received by the State in capitalization grants under this title for the fiscal year; or ``(ii) the annual average over the previous 10 fiscal years of the amounts deposited by the State in the State water pollution control revolving fund from State moneys that exceed the amounts required to be so deposited under section 602(b)(2). ``(B)