Bipartisan Push to Reestablish Federal Water Assistance Program for Low-Income Households
Jul 23, 2025
A bipartisan group of lawmakers, including Representatives Eric Sorensen and Rob Bresnahan, has introduced the Low-Income Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) Establishment Act. The bill aims to make permanent the nation’s first federal water assistance program, which expired in 2022. LIHWAP previously aided over 1.5 million households, preventing nearly a million water shut-offs and reducing over a million water bills nationwide. Read more