H.R. 5445 — Introduced in House

I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5445 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 17, 2025Ms. Scholten (for herself, Ms. Stevens, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. McDonald Rivet, and Mrs. McIver) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize Federal-State clean water program development and implementation authorities, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal-State Partnership for Clean Water Act of 2025. 2. Wetlands program development and implementation grants Section 104(u) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1254(u)) is amended— (1) by striking $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 and inserting $300,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030; and (2) by inserting , and not less than $100,000,000 each fiscal year shall be used for the development and implementation by States, interstate agencies, or municipalities (including Indian tribes) of programs to protect, manage, or restore wetlands, including the development and implementation of programs pursuant to section 404 before the period at the end. 3. State management assistance (a) Authorization of appropriations Section 106(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1256(a)) is amended— (1) by striking and at the end of paragraph (1); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: (3) such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 1991 through 2025; and (4) $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030; . (b) Technical amendment Section 106(e) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1256(e)) is amended by striking Beginning in fiscal year 1974 the and inserting The.