House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Safe Water for Schools Act of 2026
Official title: To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize the drinking water fountain replacement for schools grant program, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedSep 24, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 24, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 10596.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. POU, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 152, September 24, 2026, Page H6006):Section 8 of Article 1 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 24, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 47 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 10596, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/10596
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 16, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 19, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
6 cosponsors — 6 Democrats
0 of 6 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), Pablo Hernández (D-PR), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Eugene Vindman (D-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Nellie Pou.
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- H.R. 7448 (119th) Modernizing and Improving the National Terrorism Advisory System Act of 2026
- H.R. 2285 (119th) DHS Basic Training Accreditation Improvement Act of 2025
- H.R. 3305 (119th) LEO Fair Retirement Act of 2025
- H.R. 7449 (119th) PLATE Act
- H.R. 7986 (119th) Save the World Cup Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.