Bill funds cleanup of forever chemicals in drinking water.
H.R. 10869 — Protect Clean Water Act · Filed by Laura Gillen (D-NY) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Oct 22, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill gives states more federal money for water cleanup. It raises one program from $100 million to $1 billion per year. This runs from 2027 to 2031. It starts a new $1 billion per year program. At least 25% goes to small towns and poor communities.
Who it affects
Small towns and low-income communities with PFAS in water get help. Water systems that cannot afford treatment on their own benefit most. The bill sends $2 billion in new federal money over five years.
One thing to notice
The bill funds treatment but does not set new safety rules. States decide which areas need help first, and money runs out in 2031.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Oct 22, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 22, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce and House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- PFAS — Forever chemicals that do not break down in nature and build up in water.
- small towns and poor communities — Places with fewer people and less money to pay for water treatment.
- federal money — Cash from the U.S. government to pay for programs and services.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,281 characters) on Oct 23, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,417 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 2026-10-24.
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