# 119-hr-1285: Water Infrastructure Subcontractor and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2025

119-hr-1285, Water Infrastructure Subcontractor and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1285
- Congress: 119
- Title: Water Infrastructure Subcontractor and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL)
- Cosponsors: 29
- Policy area: Water Resources Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-21

## 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). - 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.

## Cosponsors (29)

- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2025-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5] (R-WI), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3] (R-CO), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDowell, Addison P. [R-NC-6] (R-NC), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2025-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1] (R-NE), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4] (R-MS), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2] (R-MT), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] (R-WI), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Patronis, Jimmy [R-FL-1] (R-FL), 2026-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] (R-PA), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI), 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stronger construction bonds for federally backed water projects: mixed, low. 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 th…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-1285 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1285)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1285 (as of 2026-10-21).