U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9776: FLOWS Act of 2026
Status: In committee, July 20, 2026
To establish a rural area digital infrastructure technology grant program, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To establish a rural area digital infrastructure technology grant program, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, July 20, 2026:
A BILL To establish a rural area digital infrastructure technology grant program, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Futureproofing Local Operations for Water Systems Act of 2026 or the FLOWS Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Rural area digital infrastructure technology grant program (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. (2) Digital infrastructure technology The term digital infrastructure technology means information technology or operational technology that utilizes-- (A) remote sensing, flow or pressure monitoring, real-time pollutant monitoring, management, analytics, data, or acoustic data collection tools and technologies that may detect or reduce water loss, identify damaged or nonfunctioning infrastructure, or improve the efficiency of the operations of a public water system or treatment works; (B) industrial control systems, including supervisory control and data acquisition technology; (C) artificial or embedded intelligence, or other intelligent optimization tools; and (D) hydraulic analysis, digital design software, and advanced digital design and construction management tools or software that may aid in the development of digital models and engineering plans. (3) Eligible entity The term eligible entity means-- (A) the owner or operator of a publicly owned public water system or treatment works that serves a rural area; (B) a rural area; and (C) a State …
Sponsors
- Eric Crawford (R) · primary sponsor
- Greg Stanton (D, HD-004)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Water Resources Development
Common questions
- What is HB9776?
- HB9776 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): FLOWS Act of 2026.
- What does HB9776 do?
- In its own words: To establish a rural area digital infrastructure technology grant program, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB9776?
- In committee as of July 20, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (July 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9776?
- Eric Crawford (R), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB9776?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9776
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