US SB611 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on February 28 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 28 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Provides funding for several programs related to controlling water pollution or protecting drinking water, revises requirements concerning the clean water state revolving fund (SRF) and the drinking water SRF, and creates or reauthorizes several grant programs for water infrastructure. For example, the Environmental Protection Agency must establish a grant program for repairing, replacing, or upgrading septic tanks and drainage fields. In addition, the bill makes permanent a grant program for household water well systems in rural areas. It also increases the amount of appropriations for grant programs, including a program that awards grants to prevent lead from contaminating drinking water fountains in schools and day care facilities.
Title
Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2019-02-28 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1417 (Related) 2019-03-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Subjects
Buy American requirements
Congressional oversight
Environmental protection
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Labor-management relations
Metals
Public contracts and procurement
Public participation and lobbying
Public utilities and utility rates
Racial and ethnic relations
Rural conditions and development
Solid waste and recycling
State and local finance
Water quality
Water use and supply
Congressional oversight
Environmental protection
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Labor-management relations
Metals
Public contracts and procurement
Public participation and lobbying
Public utilities and utility rates
Racial and ethnic relations
Rural conditions and development
Solid waste and recycling
State and local finance
Water quality
Water use and supply
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
---|---|
Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/611/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s611/BILLS-116s611is.pdf |