# 116-hr-7985: Emergency Assistance for Rural Water Systems Act

116-hr-7985, Emergency Assistance for Rural Water Systems Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7985
- Congress: 116
- Title: Emergency Assistance for Rural Water Systems Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
- Introduced: 2020-08-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Water Resources Development
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Emergency Assistance for Rural Water Systems Act This bill allows, and provides funds for, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide grants and loans, as well as loan forgiveness, modification, and refinancing, to rural water or waste disposal facilities. Specifically, USDA may provide such assistance for purposes of ensuring public health, safety, and order and to address financial hardships, in particular those due to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2020-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2020-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] (R-MS), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 116-hr-550: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-7483: Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020
- 116-hr-6728: To amend the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act to raise the borrowing limit of the Commodity Credit Corporation.
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7985 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7985)

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- [116-hr-550: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-550)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-7483: Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7483)
- [116-hr-6728: To amend the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act to raise the borrowing li…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6728)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7985 (as of 2025-11-18).