119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jan 28, 2025
SEWER Act
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Latest action (Jan 28, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Health
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jan 28, 2025)
Surveilling Effluent Water for Epidemic Response Act or the SEWER Act
This bill provides statutory authority for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS) program, which detects and monitors pathogens in wastewater. It requires the CDC to expand and intensify the activities of the NWSS, including with respect to SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19), influenza, mpox, dengue, West Nile virus, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
The NWSS provides funding and guidance to public health departments for wastewater surveillance activities. Under the NWSS, health departments and other partners coordinate on wastewater surveillance at sampling sites and share data with the CDC. The NWSS was initially implemented to monitor SARS-CoV-2 and has since expanded to include influenza A, avian influenza A, mpox, and RSV.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Hazardous wastes and toxic substances · Health programs administration and funding · Infectious and parasitic diseases · Water quality
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AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY · lobbying firm or registrant: LEWIS-BURKE ASSOCIATES, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 9, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…taining to NIAID grantmaking for antibiotic-resistant infection research. H.R. 7352, S. 4875, PASTEUR Act, Issues pertaining to antimicrobial drug development. H.R. 766, SEWER Act, Issues pertaining to CDC wastewater surveillance activities. S. 4048, PREDICT Act, Issues pertaining to CDC wastewater surveillance activities.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 14, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
Antimicrobial resistance; advanced molecular detection; national wastewater surveillance system (SEWER Act, H.R. 766).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT · lobbying firm or registrant: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · amended · posted Oct 19, 2025 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 766: SEWER Act; all provisions H.R. 1267: Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act; all provisions H.R. 2269: WIPPES Act; all provisions Discussions related to…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT · lobbying firm or registrant: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · amended · posted Oct 19, 2025 · issue area: Natural Resources
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 766: SEWER Act; all provisions H.R. 1267: Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act; all provisions H.R. 2269: WIPPES Act; all provisions Discussions related to…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT · lobbying firm or registrant: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · amended · posted Oct 19, 2025 · issue area: Clean Air and Water (quality)
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 766: SEWER Act; all provisions H.R. 1267: Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act; all provisions H.R. 2269: WIPPES Act; all provisions Discussions related to…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT · lobbying firm or registrant: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · amended · posted Oct 19, 2025 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 766: SEWER Act; all provisions H.R. 1267: Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act; all provisions H.R. 2269: WIPPES Act; all provisions Discussions related to…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT · lobbying firm or registrant: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · amended · posted Oct 19, 2025 · issue area: Natural Resources
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 766: SEWER Act; all provisions H.R. 1267: Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act; all provisions H.R. 2269: WIPPES Act; all provisions Discussions related to…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT · lobbying firm or registrant: BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · amended · posted Oct 19, 2025 · issue area: Clean Air and Water (quality)
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 766: SEWER Act; all provisions H.R. 1267: Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act; all provisions H.R. 2269: WIPPES Act; all provisions Discussions related to…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Health Issues
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
Antimicrobial resistance; advanced molecular detection; national wastewater surveillance system (SEWER Act, H.R. 766).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 15, 2025 · issue area: Health Issues
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
Antimicrobial resistance; advanced molecular detection; national wastewater surveillance system (SEWER Act, H.R. 766).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 16, 2025 · issue area: Health Issues
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
Antimicrobial resistance; advanced molecular detection; national wastewater surveillance system (SEWER Act, H.R. 766).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing