Bill raises money for fixing school drinking water fountains
H.R. 10596 — Safe Water for Schools Act of 2026 · Filed by Nellie Pou (D-NJ) · 6 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Referred to committee
Your members of Congress
Enter a ZIP to see where your representative and both senators stood on this bill.
Looked up on this device — your ZIP is never stored on our servers.
What it does
This bill gives schools more federal money to replace old drinking water fountains. The money goes up from $5 million to $7 million each year. Schools can use the grants from 2027 through 2029. They replace fountains that may have lead or other harmful stuff.
Who it affects
Students and school districts get the money to fix water fountains. Schools can use grants to replace old fountains and make water safer.
One thing to notice
The bill only gives money for three years, from 2027 to 2029. Congress would need to pass a new law to keep it going.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
6 cosponsors: 6 Democrats.
- Sep 24, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 24, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- federal — belonging to the whole U.S. government, not just one state
- grants — money the government gives to schools that they do not pay back
- lead — a metal that can poison people and harm kids' brains
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (322 characters) on Sep 28, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
“Bill raises money for fixing school drinking water fountains” QuorumCivic. https://share.quorumcivic.app/bill/119/hr10596/simple Report an error
The week in bills
One email, Sunday: what Congress passed, what it changed, and who paid.
One link arrives to confirm the address. It is used for this email and nothing else, and every issue carries an unsubscribe link.