# 119-s-1324: A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to modify eligibility for the State response to contaminants program, and for other purposes.

119-s-1324, A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to modify eligibility for the State response to contaminants program, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1324
- Congress: 119
- Title: A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to modify eligibility for the State response to contaminants program, and for other purposes.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-08
- Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Clarify and expand eligibility for state grants to address drinking water contaminants.** This bill would amend Section 1459A(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act to restructure triggering language and add a grant-authorizing pathway tied to state affordability rules, population size, and owners of non-public drinking water wells. - States: Allows the EPA Administrator to issue grants to a State on behalf of communities that the State, using its affordability criteria, determines are disadvantaged or may become disadvantaged because of carrying out a response activity. - Small communities: Makes communities with fewer than 10,000 people eligible for grants when the Administrator finds they lack the capacity to incur sufficient debt to finance a response activity. - Private well owners: Authorizes grants for the benefit of one or more owners of drinking water wells that are not public water systems and are not connected to a public water system.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More water grants for communities and wells: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would let the EPA Administrator issue grants to States to address contaminated drinking water. A State could get money on behalf of a community the State finds disadvantaged under its affordability rules (section 1452(d)(3)). The EPA could also allow grants for communities wit…

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- 119-s-2178: Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2025
- 119-s-1552: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
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- 119-s-383: JOBS Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-1324 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1324)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-2178: Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2178)
- [119-s-1552: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1552)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-410)
- [119-s-383: JOBS Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-383)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1324 (as of 2026-09-10).