House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Water Preservation and Affordability Act of 2025

H.R. 5661Introduced Sep 30, 2025Policy area: Environmental Protection

Official title: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to consider the use of resource preservation techniques in certain programs, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Emilia Sykes D-OH

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Where it went

IntroducedSep 30, 2025
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Passed Senate—
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Became law—

Latest action: Dec 1, 2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5661.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. SYKES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 160, September 30, 2025, Page H4510):
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the US Constitution
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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 — 2 Republicans, 4 Democrats

2 of 6 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.

Robert Bresnahan (R-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Nellie Pou (D-NJ).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Emilia Sykes.

Sponsor’s state and district

Ohio in Congress · OH-13 district

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Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.