# 117-hr-7182: Future of Water Act of 2022

117-hr-7182, Future of Water Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7182
- Congress: 117
- Title: Future of Water Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
- Introduced: 2022-03-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Future of Water Act of 2022 This bill prohibits the trading of futures contracts in water or water rights. A futures contract is an agreement to buy or sell a commodity or financial instrument at a set price at a specific time.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2022-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2022-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2022-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2022-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2022-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2022-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2022-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2022-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2022-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2022-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI), 2022-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2022-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2022-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2022-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2022-03-24T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7182 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7182)

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