Tribal communities would get hundreds of millions more for clean water projects and training.
This bill would significantly boost federal funding for water pollution control projects and related training in tribal communities. It would increase the percentage of existing federal water funds reserved for Indian Tribes and create a new grant program worth $500 million each year for six years. This means more resources for improving water systems and managing treatment works in tribal nations.
This bill would reserve 2% of certain water pollution control funds, or $30 million, for Indian Tribes. It would also authorize an additional $500 million each year for new grants from fiscal year 2026 through 2031. It would allow tribes to use these funds for training and remove matching requirements for the new grants.
HR 5869 · 119th Congress · October 28, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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