S.Amdt. 5736

SA 5736. Ms. ALSOBROOKS submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Graham to the bill S. 2,
to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. APPROPRIATION FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLD WATER
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 202, the amount
appropriated under that section shall be reduced by
$400,000,000.
(b) Appropriation for LIHWAP.--In addition to amounts
otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary
of Health and Human Services for fiscal year 2026, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
$400,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029,
to carry out a Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program
to help low-income households afford rising water and
wastewater utility costs and prevent such households from
experiencing shutoffs during periods of economic hardship or
extreme weather.
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