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Rural families could get help paying for safer drinking water filters

Officially: Healthy H2O Act

Rural households and small facilities could get grants for drinking water filters, testing, and upkeep. The help would go to lower-income users with documented contamination, especially those using private wells.

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Sitting in House Committee

No vote scheduled. Constituent contact is what moves bills out of committee.

What this bill actually does

Creates a new USDA program to help make rural drinking water safer. It focuses on water at the tap or where water enters a home or building.
Only certain rural users could qualify. They include homeowners, renters, owners of residential buildings with 25 or fewer units, child-care facilities, and similar facilities that can show health-related contamination.
Users must show the water problem with a qualified test at the tap. USDA could also accept other proof if the Agriculture Secretary approves it.

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Introduced in House

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House Committee

Under House committee consideration

Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. (7/23/2025)

JUL 23

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Senate Review

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