# 119-hr-3888: Water Quality Criteria Development and Transparency Act

119-hr-3888, Water Quality Criteria Development and Transparency Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT); status in_committee (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3888
- As of: 2026-04-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3888
- Congress: 119
- Title: Water Quality Criteria Development and Transparency Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-06-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Requires the EPA to issue new or revised water quality criteria through formal rulemaking.** The bill also adds a new statutory consideration for criteria issued under section 304(a)(10), changing how criteria are formulated and reviewed.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New rulemaking and court review for water standards: mixed, medium. If enacted, EPA would have to issue any new or revised national water quality criteria through formal rulemaking after enactment. States, cities, industries, and the public would be able to comment. Formal rules can take longer, so updates could be slower to finish. The bill would also make these c…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act
- 119-hr-5582: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7613: ALERT Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3888 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3888)

## Related
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-5582: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5582)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-7613: ALERT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7613)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3888 (as of 2026-04-21).