# 119-hr-4144: Groundwater Rise and Infrastructure Preparedness Act of 2025

119-hr-4144, Groundwater Rise and Infrastructure Preparedness Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4144
- Congress: 119
- Title: Groundwater Rise and Infrastructure Preparedness Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Water Resources Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a national program to map coastal groundwater rise and study its risks to infrastructure and public health.** The bill would require the US Geological Survey to produce decadal groundwater-rise maps through 2100, host them on a public website, identify priority flood-risk areas, and commission a two-phase National Academies study on infrastructure and health impacts with recommendations for federal action.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Coastal communities get risk maps: benefit, high. If enacted, USGS would build a National Groundwater Rise Forecast within 18 months. It would map all coastal areas in the continental U.S., with decadal projections through 2100. The maps would show flood risk and saltwater intrusion and flag high-risk areas. A public website would post the maps an…
- Coastal study on groundwater, infrastructure, health: benefit, medium. After the mapping work, USGS would consult NOAA, EPA, NIST, and others, then seek a National Academies study within six months. The study would use the maps and have two phases. Phase I would assess risks and costs to roads, buildings, underground utilities, sewers, water pipes, and storm drains, a…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-10061: Wildfire Response and Readiness Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-4144 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4144)

## Related
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-10061: Wildfire Response and Readiness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10061)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4144 (as of 2026-04-21).