US HB5659 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on September 18 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-10-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Water Supply Cost Savings Act or the Savings Act - Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to: (1) update their programs that provide drinking water technical assistance by including information on cost-effective, innovative, and alternative drinking water delivery systems; and (2) disseminate information on the cost effectiveness of wells and well systems to communities and nonprofit organizations seeking federal funding for drinking water systems serving small communities (3,300 or fewer persons). Requires applicants for federal grants or loans for those drinking water systems to certify that wells have been considered as an alternative drinking water supply.

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Title

Savings Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2014-10-23HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit.
2014-09-19HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
2014-09-18HouseReferred to House Agriculture
2014-09-18HouseReferred to House Energy and Commerce
2014-09-18HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.

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