# 119-hr-3035: Restoring WIFIA Eligibility Act

119-hr-3035, Restoring WIFIA Eligibility Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3035
- Congress: 119
- Title: Restoring WIFIA Eligibility Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-04-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-11-01

## Summary

**Reclassifies certain WIFIA financial assistance as non‑Federal and requires it be counted as a direct loan or loan guarantee for budget purposes.** It would apply when the borrower is an eligible non‑Federal entity and repayment comes from non‑Federal revenue. - Eligible non‑Federal recipients: WIFIA assistance repaid from non‑Federal revenue would be deemed non‑Federal and recorded under the Federal Credit Reform Act as a direct loan or a loan guarantee. - Budget accounting: For projects that meet those conditions the bill changes how the assistance is treated for federal budget purposes by requiring classification as a direct loan or loan guarantee under the Federal Credit Reform Act.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gray, Adam [D-CA-13] (D-CA), 2025-06-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Budget fix for local water loans: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would change how some federal water infrastructure loans are counted in the budget. Loans to eligible non‑Federal borrowers, repaid with non‑Federal revenue, would be treated as non‑Federal. They would be counted as direct loans or loan guarantees under the Federal Credit Refo…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3035 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3035)

## Related
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1065)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3035 (as of 2026-11-01).