HR 6422

119th Congress

Environment

Government Operations

Water

American Water Stewardship Act

Sponsor: Pete Stauber (Republican-MN)December 4, 2025

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Extends funding for key water cleanup programs and improves coastal water testing.

This bill would keep federal money flowing to programs that protect and restore important water bodies like the Great Lakes and Long Island Sound. It would also expand efforts to monitor water quality at beaches and allow more types of groups to help clean up the San Francisco Bay. These changes would help ensure cleaner water for communities and recreation.

What Would Change

Currently, several federal water restoration programs are authorized to receive funding only until 2023 or 2026, and the San Francisco Bay program has stricter rules on who can get money. After this bill, these programs would be authorized to receive funding through the government's budget year 2031, and the San Francisco Bay program would allow more types of groups to participate in projects with new cost-sharing rules. Additionally, coastal water monitoring would expand to more areas and focus on identifying specific pollution sources.

Key Provisions

Extends permission for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Long Island Sound program, and Columbia River Basin Restoration Program to receive federal money through the government's budget year 2031.
Adds Mississippi Sound to the National Estuary Program, but delays its federal funding until at least the government's budget year 2027 under specific conditions.
Changes rules for the San Francisco Bay Restoration Program to allow more types of groups, including federal agencies and private entities, to receive funding.
Requires that federal money cover no more than 75% of a San Francisco Bay project's total cost, with non-federal groups needing to secure at least 25% from other sources.
Expands the definition of "coastal recreation waters" to include river mouths, shallow waters, and waters on beaches, allowing more areas to be monitored for pollution.

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Lobbying Activity

9 filings mentioned this bill

Top Lobbying Clients

ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAMS

$50K

1 filing

TROUT UNLIMITED

2 filings

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

2 filings

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLEAN WATER AGENCIES

2 filings

NATURE CONSERVANCY

3 filings

Top Lobbying Firms

1.THE NATURE CONSERVANCY3 filings

2.TROUT UNLIMITED2 filings

3.UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN2 filings

4.NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLEAN WATER AGENCIES2 filings

5.ESP ADVISORS, LLC1 filing

Amounts reflect total quarterly lobbying spend reported to the Senate, not bill-specific spending. Source: Senate LDA filings.

9 filings mentioned this bill

Top Lobbying Clients

ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAMS

$50K

1 filing

TROUT UNLIMITED

2 filings

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

2 filings

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLEAN WATER AGENCIES

2 filings

NATURE CONSERVANCY

3 filings

Top Lobbying Firms

1.THE NATURE CONSERVANCY3 filings

2.TROUT UNLIMITED2 filings

3.UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN2 filings

4.NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLEAN WATER AGENCIES2 filings

5.ESP ADVISORS, LLC1 filing

Amounts reflect total quarterly lobbying spend reported to the Senate, not bill-specific spending. Source: Senate LDA filings.