Sets aside the greater of 2% or $30 million each year from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund for eligible Tribal entities. Authorizes a new $500 million-per-year Tribal grant program for FY2026–FY2031 with no local match, plus limits on training dollars.
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Tribal Water Infrastructure Grants Expansion Act is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Latest action on H.R. 5869: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Who this affects: The biggest direct impact is on Indian Tribes and the Tribal organizations that qualify as “eligible entities,” because they would have dedicated access to a minimum annual set-aside from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund and could also seek grants from a newly authorized program. EPA would have new duties to reserve funds and run the grant awards, and the Indian Health Service would be formally involved in making the new grants. Because the set-aside happens before funds are allotted to states, states and non-Tribal communities could see less of the revolving fund available for their own projects. Tribal water and wastewater system operators, trainees, and contractors could also be affected by the limits on training dollars and by the labor and related requirements tied to certain construction work funded by the new grants.
Why this matters: Clean water and wastewater systems are expensive to build and keep running, and the bill aims to make Tribal access to funding more dedicated and predictable. The annual set-aside from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund could shift money toward Tribal needs every year instead of leaving funding to more ad hoc decisions. The separately authorized $500 million-per-year grant program—paired with a ban on matching-funds requirements—could make it easier for Tribes that cannot raise local cost share to pursue projects. At the same time, real-world results depend on future appropriations, how EPA and the Indian Health Service administer the program, and whether the limited training/technical assistance funding is enough for long-term operations.
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Officially: Tribal Water Infrastructure Grants Expansion Act
Sets aside the greater of 2% or $30 million each year from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund for eligible Tribal entities. Authorizes a new $500 million-per-year Tribal grant program for FY2026–FY2031 with no local match, plus limits on training dollars.
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Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (10/29/2025)
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