H.R. 8032 · 118th Congress

Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program Establishment Act

Introduced on Apr 16, 2024 by Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17). 14 cosponsors, 3 of them from another party. Latest action (Apr 19, 2024): Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Apr 16, 2024
Cosponsors
14
3 from the other party
Policy area
Environmental Protection

Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To authorize the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program, and for other purposes.

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Eric SorensenD-IL-17Sponsor

Democrats · 11

Republicans · 3

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Apr 16, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Apr 16, 2024Introduced in House
  3. Apr 16, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  4. Apr 16, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  5. Apr 19, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. City of Arlington4 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  2. City of Austin4 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CITY OF AUSTIN$2,530 in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  3. City of Columbia4 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CITY OF COLUMBIA$44K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 98%
  4. AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION3 reports
    $840K reported (all issues)
  5. AMERICAN WATER3 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN WATER SERVICES, INCAI match · 99%
  6. American Water Works Association3 reports
    $270K reported (all issues)
  7. Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies3 reports
    $220K reported (all issues)
  8. City of Roseville3 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  9. Coachella Valley Water District3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  10. EAST BAY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT3 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  11. Eastern Municipal Water District3 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  12. Entergy Services, LLC3 reports
    $1.7M reported (all issues)
  13. Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICTAI match · 100%
  14. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California3 reports
    $480K reported (all issues)
  15. National Energy & Fuels Institute3 reports
    $240K reported (all issues)
  16. ORANGE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  17. SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  18. Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  19. Water Affordability Coalition3 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  20. West Basin Municipal Water District3 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  21. City of San Buenaventura2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  22. Santa Clara Valley Water District2 reports
    $280K reported (all issues)
  23. Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission2 reports
    $70K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMMISSION$14.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  24. AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION1 report
    $270K reported (all issues)
  25. Contra Costa Water District1 report
    $60K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CONTRA COSTA WATER DISTRICT$471.8K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  26. Las Vegas Valley Water District1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: LAS VEGAS VALLEY WATER DISTRICTAI match · 100%
  27. NATIONAL GRID USA1 report
    $250K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL GRID USA SERVICE COMPANY, INC.$19M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 98%
  28. NORTHEAST OHIO REGIONAL SEWER DISTRICT1 report
    Federal contractor: NORTHEAST OHIO REGIONAL SEWER DISTRICT$2.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  29. PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP1 report
    $580K reported (all issues)
  30. Southern Nevada Water Authority1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  31. Truckee Meadows Water Authority1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.