S. 914: Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-23 · Water Resources Development · Latest: By Senator Carper from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 117-20.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-23 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 4 recorded votes in our records. Latest: Senate vote 176 (2021): On the Amendment, S914 (2021-04-29), Amendment Rejected. See all
Where it stands now: By Senator Carper from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 117-20. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021

Plain summary

Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021 This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 or establishes a variety of programs for water infrastructure. Specifically, it supports programs to provide safe drinking water or treat wastewater, such as sewer overflows or stormwater. For example, the bill reauthorizes and revises the clean water state revolving fund (SRF) and the drinking water SRF.

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Official text

Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] · 13 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: CBO’s Estimate of Effects on Revenues and Direct Spending of S. 914, the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021 (2021-04-13); CBO cost estimate: Effects on Revenues and Direct Spending of S. 914, the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021 (2021-04-13); CBO cost estimate: CBO’s Estimate of Effects on Revenues of Senate Amendment 1460 for S. 914, the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021 (2021-04-27); CBO cost estimate: Effects on Revenues of Senate Amendment 1460 for S. 914, the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021 (2021-04-27)

Cosponsors on this site

Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), John Hoeven (R-ND)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] reported raising $6.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

Senate vote 172 (2021): On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed, S914 (2021-04-27): Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to
Senate vote 176 (2021): On the Amendment, S914 (2021-04-29): Amendment Rejected
Senate vote 177 (2021): On the Amendment, S914 (2021-04-29): Amendment Rejected
Senate vote 178 (2021): On Passage of the Bill, S914 (2021-04-29): Bill Passed

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s914.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>

Record fed-us-cong117-s914 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117