# 119-s-1257: A bill to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to authorize the use of funds for certain additional Carey Act projects, and for other purposes.

119-s-1257, A bill to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to authorize the use of funds for certain additional Carey Act projects, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1257
- As of: 2026-10-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1257
- Congress: 119
- Title: A bill to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to authorize the use of funds for certain additional Carey Act projects, and for other purposes.
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-04-02
- Sponsor: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Water Resources Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-01

## Summary

**Allows IIJA funds for rehabilitation, reconstruction, or replacement of dams built under the Carey Act.** This bill would let the Secretary use amounts made available under IIJA section 40901(2)(B) for those Carey Act dam projects, but only after affirmative determinations about project funding and fund availability.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-04-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants for Carey Act dams: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would let the Secretary use IIJA amounts made available under section 40901(2)(B) to pay to rehabilitate, reconstruct, or replace dams developed under section 4 of the Carey Act that still operate as such dams. The Secretary would only provide funding after two affirmative dete…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-1949: Combating Violent and Dangerous Crime Act
- 119-s-2010: TERMS Act
- 119-s-140: Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025
- 119-s-873: Fighter Force Preservation and Recapitalization Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-1257 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1257)

## Related
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1949: Combating Violent and Dangerous Crime Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1949)
- [119-s-2010: TERMS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2010)
- [119-s-140: Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-140)
- [119-s-873: Fighter Force Preservation and Recapitalization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-873)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1257 (as of 2026-10-01).