House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Puerto Rico Water Infrastructure Resilience Act
Official title: To require the Secretary of the Army to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the water and wastewater infrastructure modernization needs of Puerto Rico, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 5, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 6, 2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7397.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HERNANDEZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 26, February 5, 2026, Page H2041):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 5, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 57 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7397, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7397
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 3, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
2 cosponsors — 2 Democrats
0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Pablo Hernández.
- H.R. 2261 (119th) Strengthening Oversight of DHS Intelligence Act
- H.R. 5168 (119th) Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act
- H.Res. 724 (119th) Recognizing the eighth anniversary of Hurricane Maria's destruction of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands.
- H.R. 7829 (119th) Disaster Aid Without Delay Act of 2026
- H.R. 9246 (119th) Puerto Rico Democratic Self Determination Act
- H.R. 2632 (119th) TRICARE Equality Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.