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H.R. 5659: Savings Act

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H.R. 5659: Savings Act

113th Congress · introduced 2014-09-18 · Water Resources Development · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2014-09-18 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Savings Act

Plain summary

Water Supply Cost Savings Act or the Savings Act - Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to: (1) update their programs that provide drinking water technical assistance by including information on cost-effective, innovative, and alternative drinking water delivery systems; and (2) disseminate information on the cost effectiveness of wells and well systems to communities and nonprofit organizations seeking federal funding for drinking water systems serving small communities (3,300 or fewer persons). Requires applicants for federal grants or loans for those drinking water systems to certify that wells have been considered as an alternative drinking water supply.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Savings Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3] reported raising $967,095 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr5659 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113