S3738-119

In Committee

MORE WATER Act

119th Congress Introduced Jan 29, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, MORE WATER Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers. The main policy domain is Finance, Government Operations, Environment.

Who Benefits and How

financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Making Our communities Resilient through Enhancing Water for Agriculture, Technology, the Environment, and...
  • Section id3871b91c74b84990960a1ababc8b75ed: 2. Reauthorization of large-scale water recycling and reuse program Section 40905 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (43 U.S.C. 3205) is amended— in...
  • Section id80f8325c67c947e5b70b5c7e1367b6fd: 3. Water Conveyance Improvement Program In this section: The term conveyance project means a project for the undertaking of a new or improved water conveyance...
  • Section idc231cb5b4bd24eaf8cf03ab35a693365: 4. Reauthorization of recycling program and environmental restoration program Section 1602(g) of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and...
  • Section idf54903c6d2874fbf8ffbce1820c64d31: 5. Offset from extension of certain provisions Section 4013 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (43 U.S.C. 390b note; Public Law...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, MORE WATER Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.

Key Policy Areas

Finance, Government Operations, Environment

Primary Purpose

This bill, MORE WATER Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.

Policy Domains

Finance Government Operations Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
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financial institutions, investors, and borrowers: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
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Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 17, 2026

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and …

Jan 29, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and …

Jan 29, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Jan 29, 2026

Mr. Padilla introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Finance Government Operations Environment
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"Reclamation project" §id1f38c198bba74ac7b5636a7ea5222721

a project that is— owned by the United States

"Reclamation project" §id80f8325c67c947e5b70b5c7e1367b6fd

a Bureau of Reclamation project that is owned by the United States. The term Reclamation State means a State or territory described in the first section of the Act of June 17, 1902 (43 U.S.C. 391

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