Establish a permanent federal low-income drinking water affordability program through the EPA.

introduced the Water Access and Affordability Act to establish the first-ever permanent, federal low-income water affordability program in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Dingell introduced legislation to create a permanent federal program for low-income water affordability at the EPA.

Dingell, Tlaib Introduce Legislation to Ensure Safe, Affordable Water for All | Congresswoman Debbie Dingell
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Congress appropriated $638 million under HHS/ACF for a COVID-response low-income household drinking water and wastewater emergency assistance program to reduce household arrearages and rates.

A temporary federal low-income water bill assistance program existed, but it was emergency COVID funding administered by HHS, not a permanent EPA drinking-water affordability program.

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Public Law 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Sec. 533
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ARPA added $500 million to HHS for FY2021 grants to states and tribes for low-income household drinking water and wastewater costs.

This expanded water bill relief, but it remained HHS-administered and time-limited funding, so it does not fulfill a permanent EPA program promise.

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Public Law 117-2, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Sec. 9817
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The House concurred in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1319 by 220-211; Debbie Dingell of Michigan voted Yea.

Dingell supported enactment of the ARPA water-assistance expansion, showing concrete effort toward partial relief but not the permanent EPA program specified in the claim.

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House Roll Call 72, H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act
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Congress.gov lists H.R.1352 as introduced, with latest action referral to subcommittee; the page lists Debbie Dingell among cosponsors.

Dingell cosponsored a water-affordability trust-fund bill, but it did not advance beyond introduction in the 117th Congress, so the promise was not delivered through this vehicle.

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Congress.gov, H.R.1352 - Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2021
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The CRS summary says H.R.1352 would establish a water affordability trust fund and increase funding for programs protecting drinking water.

The bill addressed water affordability infrastructure funding, but it was never enacted and was not a completed permanent EPA low-income customer affordability program.

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Congress.gov, H.R.1352 - Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2021
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Congress.gov lists H.R.1729 as introduced, with latest action referral to subcommittee; the page lists Debbie Dingell among cosponsors.

Dingell again backed water-affordability legislation in the 118th Congress, but the bill remained introduced and did not become law.

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Congress.gov, H.R.1729 - Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2023
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The bill text would create a trust fund without fiscal-year limitation and direct EPA-administered allocations for clean water and safe drinking water programs.

The text shows a concrete legislative approach involving EPA and durable funding, but because H.R.1729 was not enacted, it supports effort rather than fulfillment.

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Congress.gov Text, H.R.1729 - Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2023
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