House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Water Access and Affordability Act

H.R. 8254Introduced Apr 13, 2026Policy area: Environmental Protection

Official title: To establish a low-income water assistance program, and for other purposes.

Where it went

IntroducedApr 13, 2026
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Apr 13, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Oversight and Government Reform, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8254.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. TLAIB, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 64, April 13, 2026, Page H2835):
Article I, Section 8, clause 1
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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

22 cosponsors — 22 Democrats

0 of 22 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Troy Carter (D-LA), Greg Casar (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Christopher Deluzio (D-PA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Jesús García (D-IL), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Summer Lee (D-PA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Kevin Mullin (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Delia Ramirez (D-IL), Emily Randall (D-WA), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Rashida Tlaib.

Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan in Congress · MI-12 district

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Data as of Oct 10, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.