House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

SEWER Act

H.R. 766Introduced Jan 28, 2025Policy area: Health

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary to award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible entities to establish, maintain, or improve activities related to the detection and monitoring of infectious diseases through wastewater for public health emergency preparedness and response purposes, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Robert Garcia D-CA

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 28, 2025
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Latest action: Jan 28, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 766.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GARCIA of California, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 18, January 28, 2025, Page H406):
Article 1, Section 8
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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 Republicans

2 of 2 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.

Don Bacon (R-NE), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Garcia.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-42 district

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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.