US HR549 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress

US Congress House Resolution 549 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on April 8 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-04-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) should explore emerging technologies that are mobile and capable of supplying high volumes of sterile, pathenogenic-free water in order to respond to situations in which water systems are closed as a result of EPA-induced shutdowns or natural disasters.

Title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the need to explore emerging technologies that are mobile and capable of supplying high volumes of sterile, pathogenic-free water, and for other purposes.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-04-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
2014-04-09	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2014-04-08	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2014-04-08	House	Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2014-04-08	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

Subjects

Advanced technology and technological innovations
Emergency planning and evacuation
Natural disasters
Water quality
Water resources development
Water use and supply

US Congress State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-resolution/549/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hres549/BILLS-113hres549ih.pdf