Congress·In Committee·H.R. 8459

WISE Act

Water Infrastructure: Required Spending on Green Projects

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Next up: A house committee

The WISE Act is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being sent to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. It is actively moving through the system, but no further hearings or votes have been scheduled yet.

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Unlikely to pass

This bill was introduced by a small group of Democrats and currently lacks the bipartisan support needed to pass through a divided or Republican-led House.

How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 2921 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 2921 (118th) →

Key Points

The WISE Act would change how states use federal money for water pollution control. It requires states to dedicate a portion of their federal grants to environmentally friendly projects.
Under this plan, states must spend at least 20% of their water grant money on green infrastructure, water efficiency, or energy-saving upgrades. This helps ensure that federal money supports modern and sustainable water systems.
This requirement only kicks in if there are enough qualified project applications. If a state does not have enough green projects to fund, they are not forced to meet the 20% goal, but they must prioritize these types of projects when they are available.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

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Apr 22, 2026House

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Apr 22, 2026

Introduced in House

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

WISE Act

Bill NumberHR 8459

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Data Sources

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