# 119-s-3737: GROW SMART Act

119-s-3737, GROW SMART Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3737
- Congress: 119
- Title: GROW SMART Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-01-29
- Sponsor: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Water Resources Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

This bill would create a federal program to fund planning and technical help for voluntary, innovative water-sharing projects. It aims to help **keep farms productive while building shared water supplies and drought resilience**. - Farmers and rural communities: Funds planning for projects that aim to keep agricultural land in production and support rural income and jobs. - Cities, industrial users, and conservation groups: Supports partnerships to develop affordable or redundant water supplies and shared storage through voluntary agreements. - Tribes and innovators: Allows unlimited Tribal participation and a Tribal waiver of the federal 75% cost share cap, and prioritizes new water-saving approaches like hydroponics, agrovoltaics, advanced irrigation, and regenerative practices. *Would authorize $5.0 million per year for fiscal years 2028 through 2034 and allow using up to 10 percent of certain existing program funds, with federal support generally capped at 75 percent of project costs.*

## Provisions PRIA read

- Planning help for farm water sharing: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would create a voluntary planning program to support drought-response water-sharing projects. Eligible applicants would be partnerships that include at least one agricultural entity and one non‑agricultural partner. The federal share of activity costs would not exceed 75 percen…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-1462: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
- 119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act
- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-s-3737 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3737)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-1462: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1462)
- [119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5022)
- [119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2838)
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3737 (as of 2026-09-10).