H.R. 3427 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Sep 15, 2025. Received Sep 16, 2025; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryStudy EPA's clean water technical assistance programs
This bill asks the Government Accountability Office (a part of Congress that investigates federal agencies) to review what technical help the EPA offers to states, tribes, and local communities related to clean water infrastructure. The review will look at what assistance is available, how the EPA picks partners to provide that help, and where communities might need more support. After the review, the EPA will have to report back to Congress each year for five years about what it's doing to improve based on the findings.
How it affects you
If you live in a community working on clean water projects, this could eventually lead to better or more targeted assistance for your area. States and local governments seeking EPA technical help may benefit from improvements identified through this review. However, this bill itself is about studying the system rather than immediately changing it.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, May 15, 2025)
Water Resources Technical Assistance Review Act
This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the technical assistance authority, initiatives, and programs of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that are related to clean water infrastructure.
Among other things, the review must include
• a description of the covered technical assistance available to states, tribes, local governments, and nongovernmental organizations, including activities and actions carried out during the previous five years;
• a comprehensive review of how the EPA Water Technical Assistance (WaterTA) initiative identifies, selects, and partners with technical assistance providers to support communities; and
• an assessment of the needs of economically distressed communities eligible to receive assistance under an EPA clean water infrastructure program that are not addressed through covered technical assistance.
GAO must submit a report to Congress on the review, which must include any recommendations to improve covered technical assistance. Further, the EPA must submit a compliance plan to Congress annually for five years on any actions taken by the EPA to comply with GAO's recommendations.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 3427
AN ACT
Water Resources Technical Assistance Review Act
Sponsor: Rep. David J. Taylor (R-OH-2) · Introduced May 15, 2025 · Environmental Protection · 4 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Sep 16, 2025: “Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.”