# 119-hr-1265: To amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to expand eligibility for certain wastewater infrastructure grants, and for other purposes.

119-hr-1265, To amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to expand eligibility for certain wastewater infrastructure grants, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1265
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to expand eligibility for certain wastewater infrastructure grants, and for other purposes.
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Adds States as eligible recipients for wastewater infrastructure and Trash-Free Waters grants.** The bill amends Section 302 of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to let States apply for and receive these wastewater infrastructure grants alongside municipalities, units of local government, and Indian Tribes. It also inserts a serial comma in the eligibility language to ensure Indian Tribes are clearly included in the same recipient group.

## Provisions PRIA read

- States added to wastewater grants: benefit, medium. If enacted, States would be able to apply for wastewater and Trash-Free Waters grants. This would add States alongside municipalities, local governments, and Indian Tribes. State-led projects could fix sewers and cut trash in rivers and coasts. The bill does not add new money; it only changes who c…

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- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-1265 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1265)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1265 (as of 2025-12-21).