# 119-hr-6060: SAFE Taps Act

119-hr-6060, SAFE Taps Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6060
- Congress: 119
- Title: SAFE Taps Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a federal grant program to replace lead service lines and other non-lead-free drinking water mains.** It would fund pipe replacement plus planning, inventories, design, and site restoration to reduce lead in drinking water and promote environmental justice. - Households near contaminated pipes would get safer drinking water and reduced lead exposure. The bill targets about 9.2 million lead service lines. - Units of local government, public water systems, and federally recognized tribes would be eligible for grants to cover replacements, planning, design, inventories, and site restoration. - Communities that cannot afford loan-based fixes would get direct federal grants to help meet federal replacement timelines and support environmental justice. - Contractors and subcontractors working on grant-funded projects would have to pay prevailing wages under the Davis-Bacon Act.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Federal grants to replace lead pipes: benefit, medium. If enacted, the EPA would run a grant program to replace lead service lines and some unsafe water mains. Local governments, public water systems, and Tribal governments could apply. Grants could also pay for planning, inventories, and site cleanup tied to those projects. Workers on grant-funded con…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-562: BLUE Pacific Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6060 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6060)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3077)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-562: BLUE Pacific Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-562)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6060 (as of 2026-04-21).