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S. 4494: Facilitating Large-Scale Water Recycling and Reuse Projects Act

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S. 4494: Facilitating Large-Scale Water Recycling and Reuse Projects Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-06-23 · Water Resources Development · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-06-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Facilitating Large-Scale Water Recycling and Reuse Projects Act

Plain summary

Facilitating Large-Scale Water Recycling and Reuse Projects Act This bill modifies the Bureau of Reclamation's Large-Scale Water Recycling Program, which provides grants to water and power delivery authorities in certain western states for the planning, design, and construction of large-scale water recycling and reuse projects that have a total cost of $500 million or more. Specifically, the bill removes the program's sunset provision and revises eligibility requirements.

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Official text

Facilitating Large-Scale Water Recycling and Reuse Projects Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] · 3 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Alex Padilla (D-CA), Jacky Rosen (D-NV)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] reported raising $2.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-s4494 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117