US Congress House Bill 5673 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on July 7 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-07-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Drinking Water Disaster Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the President, upon request of a governor of a state, to declare that a major disaster exists as a result of contamination of drinking water from a public water system. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must promulgate regulations to carry out such authority within 60 days of this bill's enactment. In the case of such a declared major disaster, the federal coordinating officer appointed under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act shall ensure that the coordination of administration of relief required under such Act includes coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Protection Agency, and any other relevant agency.

Drinking Water Disaster Act of 2016

Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]

Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2016-07-07	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2016-07-07	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5673/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5673/BILLS-114hr5673ih.pdf