H.R. 4721 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on Agriculture, Jul 23, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryGrants for rural drinking water improvement
The bill creates a program run by the Department of Agriculture to hand out grants for fixing drinking water problems in rural areas. The money can go to homeowners, renters, and child-care facilities that have found harmful contaminants in their water, or to nonprofits that help people test their water and clean it up.
How it affects you
If you live in a rural area and have contaminated drinking water, you or your child-care facility could get a grant to improve it. Nonprofits in rural communities could also receive funding to help residents test their water and deal with any problems they find.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Jul 23, 2025)
Healthy Drinking Water Affordability Act or the Healthy H2O Act
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a program under which USDA awards grants for improving the quality of drinking water in certain rural areas. Grants may be given to individuals or entities, such as home owners, renters, and licensed child-care facilities, that have demonstrated the presence of one or more health contaminants in their drinking water. Grants may also be given to nonprofit organizations to help individuals and entities test their water, analyze the results of the tests, and reduce the contamination.
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. 4721
A BILL
Healthy H2O Act
Sponsor: Rep. David Rouzer (R-NC-7) · Introduced Jul 23, 2025 · Environmental Protection · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jul 23, 2025: “Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.”