# 119-hr-7631: Rural Water Security Act

119-hr-7631, Rural Water Security Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7631
- As of: 2026-06-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7631
- Congress: 119
- Title: Rural Water Security Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-02-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Water Resources Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-04

## Summary

**Adds Colorado to the Western Rural Water program under Section 595 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999.** This change would make Colorado communities and rural water systems eligible under the specific subsections amended, expanding the program's geographic reach to include Colorado. *It does not create new appropriations or tax changes and therefore would not directly alter federal spending or revenue.*

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3] (R-CO), 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crank, Jeff [R-CO-5] (R-CO), 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8] (R-CO), 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More rural water help for Colorado: benefit, low. This bill would add Colorado to the Western Rural Water program. This would make Colorado local governments, water utilities, rural households, and small businesses in eligible areas able to access program authorities and assistance available to the listed western states. The bill does not specify…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-7631 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7631)

## Related
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- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-2042: Space National Guard Establishment Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2042)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9250)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7631 (as of 2026-06-04).