Ethan's Law

Senate Bill

S. 726

119th Congress

Ethan's Law

In Committee

Introduced:Jul 9, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Michael Bennet

D - CO

Cosponsors

7

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Taxation

Summary

This bill would allow the use of tax-exempt bonds to help pay for replacing lead pipes that carry drinking water to people's homes. This could make it more affordable for homeowners to replace lead pipes and reduce exposure to harmful lead contamination in their water.

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Introduced7/9/2025

StatusRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

ChamberSenate

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Ethan's Law

This bill would allow the use of tax-exempt bonds to help pay for replacing lead pipes that carry drinking water to people's homes. This could make it more affordable for homeowners to replace lead pipes and reduce exposure to harmful lead contamination in the

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This bill would allow the use of tax-exempt bonds to help pay for replacing lead pipes that carry drinking water to people's homes. This could make it more affordable for homeowners to replace lead pipes and reduce exposure to harmful lead contamination in their water.

Bill Number: 726
Introduced: 7/9/2025
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy Area: Taxation

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Fact Sheet

Title: Ethan's Law
Bill Number: 726
Sponsor: No sponsor
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced: 7/9/2025
Summary: This bill would allow the use of tax-exempt bonds to help pay for replacing lead pipes that carry drinking water to people's homes. This could make it more affordable for homeowners to replace lead pipes and reduce exposure to harmful lead contamination in their water.

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill would allow the use of tax-exempt bonds to help pay for replacing lead pipes that carry drinking water to people's homes. This could make it more affordable for homeowners to replace lead pipes and reduce exposure to harmful lead contamination in their water.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Financing Lead Out of Water Act of 2023 This bill allows the issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to finance the replacement of any privately-owned portion of a lead service line in a public water system. Specifically, the bill provides that the use of proceeds from such bonds for replacement of a lead service line does not constitute private business use.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Allows tax-exempt bonds to be used to finance the replacement of privately-owned lead water pipes
Ensures that using bond proceeds for lead pipe replacement does not count as private business use
Aims to make it more affordable for homeowners to replace lead pipes and reduce exposure to lead in drinking water

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

If this bill becomes law, it could benefit many homeowners who have lead service lines bringing water into their homes. Replacing lead pipes can be very expensive, so the ability to use tax-exempt bonds could make this process more affordable. This could lead to fewer homes being exposed to lead-contaminated drinking water, which is especially harmful for children's health and development.