US HB616 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress

US Congress House Bill 616 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 116-0)
Status: Introduced on January 28 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Pending: House Environment and Climate Change Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

To prohibit water shutoffs during the COVID-19 emergency period, provide drinking and waste water assistance to households, and for other purposes.

Title

Emergency Water is a Human Right Act

Sponsors

Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]	Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Jamaal Bowman [D-NY]	Rep. Cori Bush [D-MO]	Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]
Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]
Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX]	Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]	Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]
Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI]
Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]
Rep. Marie Newman [D-IL]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Haley Stevens [D-MI]	Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]
Rep. Lori Trahan [D-MA]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV]	Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]
Rep. Mondaire Jones [D-NY]	Rep. Jimmy Gomez [D-CA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA]
Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]
Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]
Rep. Angela Craig [D-MN]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]	Rep. Nikema Williams [D-GA]
Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX]	Rep. Teresa Fernandez [D-NM]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]
Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]	Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA]	Rep. Lucy McBath [D-GA]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]
Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]
Rep. Kaialii Kahele [D-HI]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY]
Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]	Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]	Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]	Rep. Mike Levin [D-CA]
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]	Rep. Kweisi Mfume [D-MD]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]
Rep. Andy Kim [D-NJ]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Troy Carter [D-LA]
Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Shontel Brown [D-OH]	Rep. Sara Jacobs [D-CA]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-02	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
2021-01-28	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2021-01-28	House	Introduced in House