# 119-hr-3934: Water Quality Standards Attainability Act

119-hr-3934, Water Quality Standards Attainability Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6] (R-IN); status in_committee (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3934
- Congress: 119
- Title: Water Quality Standards Attainability Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-06-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would force regulators to weigh the cost and availability of treatment technologies when setting water-quality rules.** This bill would amend the Clean Water Act to make states and the EPA explicitly consider treatment technology costs and commercial availability in reviews and criteria for water quality standards. It also directs states to assess standards for waters affected by combined sewer overflows and to share those assessments with the EPA Administrator. - States and local regulators: States would have to include assessments of water quality standards for water bodies that receive municipal combined storm and sanitary sewer discharges. Reviews must focus on ensuring combined sewer overflow (CSO) controls are cost-effective and results must be provided to the EPA Administrator. - EPA and federal criteria: The EPA Administrator would be required to factor the cost and commercial availability of treatment technologies into the development or revision of federal water quality criteria. - Municipalities and public water supplies: Municipal sewer systems would face reviews that emphasize cost-effective CSO controls, and the value of water for public supplies would be judged with likely treatment needs and technology availability in mind.

## Provisions PRIA read

- EPA and states would weigh treatment costs: mixed, medium. EPA would have to consider the cost and commercial availability of treatment tech when setting water quality criteria. States would need to review waters that get combined storm and sewer discharges and check if overflow controls are cost‑effective. States would also have to share review results wi…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-3934 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3934)

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- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-3479: SECURE American Telecommunications Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3479)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3934 (as of 2026-04-21).