SB5578: A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish the Hawaiian Islands Program, and for other purposes.

What the bill says

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish the Hawaiian Islands Program, and for other purposes. II 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5578 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 29, 2026 Ms. Hirono introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish the Hawaiian Islands Program, and for other purposes.

From the introduced text, September 29, 2026:

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish the Hawaiian Islands Program, and for other purposes. II 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5578 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 29, 2026 Ms. Hirono introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish the Hawaiian Islands Program, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Hawaiian Islands Program Title I of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: SECTION 127. Hawaiian Islands Program (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Director The term Director means the director of the Office appointed under subsection (b)(3)(A). (2) Management conference The term management conference means the management conference convened pursuant to subsection (c)(1). (3) Office The term Office means the office required under subsection (b)(2). (4) Program The term Program means the Hawaiian Islands Program established under subsection (b)(1). (5) Responsible management entity The term responsible management entity means an organization consisting of diverse stakeholders with technical, managerial, and financial capacity to operate and maintain viable decentralized wastewater systems within the jurisdiction of the organization. (6) Small-capacity cesspool The term small-capacity cesspool means an underground sanitary waste …

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Sponsors

• Hirono, Mazie (D) · primary sponsor
• Schatz, Brian (D)

Latest actions

1. September 29, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
2. September 29, 2026: Introduced in Senate

Common questions

What is SB5578?

SB5578 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish the Hawaiian Islands Program, and for other purposes.

What does SB5578 do?

In its own words: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish the Hawaiian Islands Program, and for other purposes. II 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5578 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 29, 2026 Ms. Hirono introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish the Hawaiian Islands Program, and for other purposes.

What is the status of SB5578?

In committee as of September 29, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (September 29, 2026).

Who sponsored SB5578?

Hirono, Mazie (D), with 1 co-sponsor.

Where is the official record for SB5578?

On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5578