H.R. 3427 · 119th Congress
Water Resources Technical Assistance Review Act
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- House Introduced May 15, 2025
- House Passed Sep 15, 2025
This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the technical assistance authority, initiatives, and programs of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that are related to clean water infrastructure.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 15, 2025
Water Resources Technical Assistance Review Act
This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the technical assistance authority, initiatives, and programs of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that are related to clean water infrastructure.
Among other things, the review must include
- a description of the covered technical assistance available to states, tribes, local governments, and nongovernmental organizations, including activities and actions carried out during the previous five years;
- a comprehensive review of how the EPA Water Technical Assistance (WaterTA) initiative identifies, selects, and partners with technical assistance providers to support communities; and
- an assessment of the needs of economically distressed communities eligible to receive assistance under an EPA clean water infrastructure program that are not addressed through covered technical assistance.
GAO must submit a report to Congress on the review, which must include any recommendations to improve covered technical assistance. Further, the EPA must submit a compliance plan to Congress annually for five years on any actions taken by the EPA to comply with GAO's recommendations.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Water Resources Technical Assistance Review Act
Latest action (Sep 16, 2025): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Policy area: Environmental Protection · Origin: House · Introduced: May 15, 2025
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- House Introduced May 15, 2025
- House Passed Sep 15, 2025
No recorded floor vote found.