# 119-s-570: Water Infrastructure Subcontractor and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2025

119-s-570, Water Infrastructure Subcontractor and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-570
- Congress: 119
- Title: Water Infrastructure Subcontractor and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-13
- Sponsor: Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Water Resources Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Mandatory construction payment and performance security for WIFIA projects.** This bill would require that any project receiving Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act assistance have payment and performance security either through state or local law that meets a 50% threshold or by meeting the federal security rules in 40 U.S.C. 3131(b). - Subcontractors and construction workers would gain stronger payment protection because projects must carry payment and performance security that covers at least 50% of the total construction contract or meet the federal standard. - State and local governments that already require adequate security would satisfy the federal test when their required amount is not less than 50% of the contract. - The Secretary or the Administrator would have to verify security for WIFIA-financed projects and impose the federal fallback rules when local requirements are absent or below the 50% threshold. - The change aims to better protect federal funds and subcontractors by ensuring a clear security fallback when local rules are inadequate.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New bond rules for WIFIA construction: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretary (for EPA projects) or the Administrator (for other projects) would have to make sure WIFIA-funded construction has payment and performance security. State or local law would count if it already requires bonds equal to at least 50% of the construction contract. If no local…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-570 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/570)

## Related
- [119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2296)
- [119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4784)
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4949)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-570 (as of 2026-09-10).