YourVoice.Now Summary
Average Household ImpactFunds clean water and sanitation on Tribal lands — about $778 million a year through 2030, with no Tribal matching funds required.
Average Household Impact
- Federal Tribal water and sanitation funding — New appropriations of about $778 million a year through 2030 for drinking water and sanitation
- Tribal matching-fund requirement — Waived, so Tribes need not put up their own money to qualify
The details
Nearly half of households on Tribal lands lack reliable running water, clean drinking water, or basic sanitation. This bill funds efforts to close that gap on Tribal lands and in the Native Hawaiian Community. It authorizes new money each year from 2026 through 2030. The Indian Health Service would get $500 million a year to build sanitation facilities, plus $100 million a year to run and maintain them. The Agriculture Department would get $130 million a year for water and waste projects and technical help. The Bureau of Reclamation would get $18 million a year for related assistance. The bill also waives the usual requirement that Tribes put up matching funds. It lets Native Hawaiian organizations tap these programs for the first time.
Congressional Summary
Tribal Access to Clean Water Act of 2025This bill expands access to water resources for Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian communities.Under a current program, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) makes loans and grants to provide water and waste disposal facilities and services to low-income rural areas whose residents are facing significant health risks. This bill expands eligibility for the program to include Native Hawaiian organizations. Additionally, these loans and grants may be used to provide water or waste services to residents on tribal lands.The bill authorizes USDA to make additional loans and grants under existing programs to tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations to develop, use, and control water. The bill also allows USDA to support technical assistance for tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations.Additionally, the bill allows the Indian Health Service to (1) provide and maintain essential sanitation facilities for noncommercial community structures (e.g., schools, hospitals, and tribal offices), (2) provide technical assistance, and (3) provide financial assistance to operate and maintain drinking water and sanitation facilities serving tribes that are owned and operated by a tribe.The bill also increases the authorization of appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation's Native American Affairs Technical Assistance Program through FY2030.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-07-14
- Date Added
- 2026-07-21
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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