I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5869 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to assistance 
for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 28, 2025 
Ms. WILSON of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with 
respect to assistance for Indian Tribes, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Tribal Water Infra-
structure Grants Expansion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INDIAN TRIBES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 518(c) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1377(c)) is 
amended— 
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(1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year, the 
Administrator shall reserve, of the funds made avail-
able to carry out title VI (before allotments to the 
States under section 604(a)), the greater of— 
‘‘(A) 2 percent of such funds; or 
‘‘(B) $30,000,000. 
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) GRANTS.—Funds reserved under this 
subsection shall be available only for grants to 
entities described in paragraph (3) for— 
‘‘(i) projects and activities eligible for 
assistance under section 603(c); and 
‘‘(ii) training, technical assistance, 
and educational programs relating to the 
operation and management of treatment 
works eligible for assistance pursuant to 
section 603(c). 
‘‘(B) 
LIMITATION.—Not 
more 
than 
$2,000,000 of such reserved funds may be used 
for grants under subparagraph (A)(ii).’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
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(A) in the header, by striking ‘‘USE OF 
FUNDS’’ and inserting ‘‘ELIGIBLE ENTITIES’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘for projects and activities 
eligible for assistance under section 603(c) to 
serve’’ and inserting ‘‘to’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In 
addition to amounts otherwise made available under 
title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.), there is authorized to be 
appropriated $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2026 through 2031 to make grants, in cooperation 
with the Director of the Indian Health Service, to 
entities described in section 518(c)(3) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1377) for— 
(A) projects and activities eligible for as-
sistance under section 603(c) of such Act (33 
U.S.C. 1383); and 
(B) training, technical assistance, and edu-
cational programs related to the operation and 
management of treatment works eligible for as-
sistance pursuant to such section 603(c). 
(2) NO
MATCHING
REQUIREMENT.—The Ad-
ministrator may not require an entity receiving a 
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grant under paragraph (1) to provide, as a condition 
of receiving such grant, a share of the cost of the 
project or activity for which such grant was made. 
(3) LIMITATION.—Not more than $2,000,000 
of amounts made available in a fiscal year to carry 
out this subsection may be used for grants under 
paragraph (1)(B). 
(4) APPLICATION OF OTHER REQUIREMENTS.— 
The requirements of sections 513 and 608 of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1372, 1388) shall apply to any project for the con-
struction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of treat-
ment works for which a grant is received under 
paragraph (1). 
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