# 119-hr-5833: Clean Water Affordability Act

119-hr-5833, Clean Water Affordability Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5833
- Congress: 119
- Title: Clean Water Affordability Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-10-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Keeps water subsidy dollars focused on making sure households can maintain access to wastewater and stormwater treatment services.** This bill would change how states use Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund capitalization grants by setting clear limits and a minimum for "additional subsidization" and by clarifying what counts as subsidy. - Would prioritize help for ratepayers by directing additional subsidization toward maintaining access to wastewater and stormwater treatment services for households. - Would let a state use for additional subsidization up to the greater of 50% of that year's capitalization grants or the state's 10-year average of excess state deposits into its revolving fund. - Would require states to use at least 20% of capitalization grants for additional subsidization when sufficient applications exist, and it would exclude loans with interest rates of 0% or higher from counting as additional subsidization.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More water-bill help for ratepayers: benefit, medium. If enacted, States would be able to use federal water capitalization grants to give more subsidies that help ratepayers keep wastewater and stormwater service. Each year, a State could use up to the greater of 50% of that year's federal capitalization grants or the State's 10-year annual average of…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-5833 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5833)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9497)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [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-5833 (as of 2026-04-21).