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HR1285119th CongressWALLET

Water Infrastructure Subcontractor and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Bost

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Summary

Payment and performance security for water projects funded through the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act is required to protect subcontractors and taxpayers. The bill creates two linked rules: mandatory financing security features and a construction security regime that uses state or local security if it covers at least 50 percent of the construction contract, and otherwise requires federal bonding standards under 40 U.S.C. 3131(b).

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  • Subcontractors and small contractors: Projects carried out with WIFIA assistance must have payment and performance security so subcontractors are more likely to get paid. The security can meet the requirement if state or local law provides at least 50 percent of the contract amount.
  • State and local project sponsors: Sponsors can rely on existing state or local payment and performance rules if those rules meet the 50 percent threshold. If not, sponsors must meet federal bonding requirements set out in federal law (40 U.S.C. 3131(b)(1) and (2)).
  • Taxpayers and federal oversight: The bill creates a federal fallback when local protections are missing or inadequate, raising the minimum security standard for WIFIA projects to protect taxpayers from construction payment failures.

No phase-in dates or sunset provisions are specified in the provided text.

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Stronger construction bonds for federally backed water projects

This bill would add payment and performance security rules for water projects that get federal WIFIA assistance. The Secretary or the Administrator would have to ensure construction has payment and performance security. State or local rules would count only if they require at least 50 percent of the total construction contract amount. If those rules do not exist or are below 50 percent, federal requirements in 40 U.S.C. 3131(b)(1) and (2) would apply. This could better protect subcontractors and taxpayers, but may raise costs or paperwork for WIFIA borrowers and builders.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Bost

IL • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]

    NH • D

    Sponsored 2/13/2025

  • Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 3/4/2025

  • Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 3/14/2025

  • Kean

    NJ • R

    Sponsored 3/24/2025

  • Balderson

    OH • R

    Sponsored 3/27/2025

  • Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/1/2025

  • Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 4/7/2025

  • Stauber

    MN • R

    Sponsored 5/1/2025

  • Fitzgerald

    WI • R

    Sponsored 6/5/2025

  • Webster (FL)

    FL • R

    Sponsored 6/24/2025

  • Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3]

    CO • R

    Sponsored 6/26/2025

  • McDowell

    NC • R

    Sponsored 7/14/2025

  • Mann

    KS • R

    Sponsored 7/21/2025

  • Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]

    LA • D

    Sponsored 7/25/2025

  • Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 8/1/2025

  • Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]

    IA • R

    Sponsored 9/11/2025

  • Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1]

    NE • R

    Sponsored 9/19/2025

  • Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4]

    MS • R

    Sponsored 10/28/2025

  • Nehls

    TX • R

    Sponsored 10/31/2025

  • Downing

    MT • R

    Sponsored 11/7/2025

  • Owens

    UT • R

    Sponsored 11/17/2025

  • Wied

    WI • R

    Sponsored 12/16/2025

  • Rep. Patronis, Jimmy [R-FL-1]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 1/12/2026

  • Morrison

    MN • D

    Sponsored 3/16/2026

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