Water Resources Technical Assistance Review Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Senator Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH]
Introduced
Summary
A comprehensive GAO review of EPA clean water technical assistance would assess how federal help reaches communities and identify gaps, especially for economically distressed areas.
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- States, Tribal nations, local governments, and nonprofits would get a clear inventory of available clean water technical help, including which regions and populations were served and a summary of activities during the 5-year period before enactment.
- Technical assistance providers would face a detailed review of how the Water Technical Assistance initiative selects, evaluates, and contracts partners, how providers are matched to local needs, and how outreach to economically distressed communities is conducted.
- The Comptroller General would deliver findings and recommendations to the EPA Administrator and the House and Senate committees, and the Administrator would have to submit a response plan within 90 days and then annually for 5 years describing actions taken to comply with those recommendations.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Stronger oversight of EPA water help
If enacted, the bill would require the Comptroller General to start a full review of EPA clean water technical assistance within 1 year. "Covered technical assistance" would mean any EPA help related to clean water infrastructure. The review would list programs and who they serve and summarize five years of activities. It would examine the Water Technical Assistance initiative, how EPA picks and matches providers, outreach to economically distressed communities, duplication across programs, and coordination with other agencies. The Comptroller General would send a report to EPA and two congressional committees. Then the EPA Administrator would send an action plan within 90 days and yearly updates for five years.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH]
OH • R
Cosponsors
Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/3/2025
Roll Call Votes
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