# 119-hr-9690: Water Emergency and Technical Assistance Act

119-hr-9690, Water Emergency and Technical Assistance Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-29).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9690
- Congress: 119
- Title: Water Emergency and Technical Assistance Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-29

## Summary

**Boosts federal emergency water funding and adds targeted grants and technical help for treatment plants.** This bill would expand how emergency actions under the Safe Drinking Water Act are judged by adding economic feasibility for ratepayers as a decision factor, and it would create a new emergency technical assistance and grant authority under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to help treatment works respond to public-health threats.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Emergency water grants and new limits: mixed, medium. If enacted, the EPA Administrator would be able to give technical help and grants to States and public wastewater treatment plants during treatment-work emergencies. Grants would pay only for activities needed to prevent, limit, or mitigate dangers to public health. Grants would also be limited to…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9690 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9690)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5658)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9690 (as of 2026-08-29).