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Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9] · D–NJ
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-09-24 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed Safe Water for Schools Act of 2026 would update funding language concerning drinking water fountain replacement for schools. It would replace $5 million for each federal fiscal year from 2019 through 2021 with $7 million for each fiscal year from 2027 through 2029.
This Act may be cited as the Safe Water for Schools Act of 2026.
2. Drinking water fountain replacement for schools Section 1465(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–25) is amended by striking $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2021 and inserting $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2029.
Section 2 would amend section 1465(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act by increasing the specified annual amount by $2 million and replacing the listed funding years with fiscal years 2027–2029. The amendment does not reproduce the surrounding statutory language governing that funding.
Section 1465(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–25) is amended by striking $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2021 and inserting $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2029.
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated October 16, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 24, 2026.
Source snapshot updated 2026-10-16T08:05:57Z. 2026-09-24: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 2026-09-24: Introduced in House
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