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HB5243: Less Talk More Action Water Modernization Act of 2023

: George Santos (R-US) : May 25, 2026 Updated: Aug 25, 2023
Environmental protection
Bill ProgressIntroduced
  1. 1Introduced (current step)
  2. 2Passed One Chamber
  3. 3Passed Both Chambers
  4. 4Became Law

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Summary

To rescind certain amounts appropriated for Internal Revenue Service enforcement and COVID-19 relief and authorize such amounts to be redirected to water-related projects, and for other purposes.

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This bill would take money previously allocated to the Internal Revenue Service for tax enforcement and COVID-19 relief programs and redirect it to water-related projects instead. The bill would rescind, or cancel, these appropriations from their original purposes. Water-related projects would receive funding instead, though specific projects are not detailed in this description. The bill was introduced in 2023 and is currently in the early stage of consideration.

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