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S. 4536119th CongressIn committeeLatest action May 14, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Protecting America's Drinking Water from Extreme Temperatures Act of 2026
Introduced:
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This bill lets water utilities use existing federal grants to protect pipes and equipment from extreme heat and cold, and keeps the grant program running through 2032.
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This bill expands an existing federal grant program so that medium and large drinking water systems can use the money to prepare for extreme temperatures, both hot and cold. It also extends the program from its current end date to cover the years 2027 through 2032. It does not create a new program or guarantee new funding.
Operators and managers of medium and large community water systems are the ones who apply for these grants. Residents served by those systems are also affected because the infrastructure those systems maintain delivers their tap water.
Adding extreme temperatures as an approved reason for funding means water systems can apply for money to do things like insulate pipes against hard freezes or fix equipment that fails in extreme heat. Extending the program through 2032 means water systems can keep applying for grants for six more years instead of the program expiring.
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Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.