US Congress Senate Bill 2687 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on October 23 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-10-23 - 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]

Addresses the access of low-income households to drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater services. Specifically, the bill establishes new pilot programs that award grants to help low-income households pay their drinking water, wastewater, or stormwater bills. In addition, the Environmental Protection Agency must study the prevalence of low-income households that do not have access to affordable, functional wastewater services that protect the health of individuals in the households; affordable municipal stormwater services; or affordable public drinking water services.

Low-Income Water Customer Assistance Programs Act of 2019

Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]

Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]

Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-10-23	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

HB4832 (Same As) 2019-10-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2687/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2687/BILLS-116s2687is.pdf