US Congress Senate Bill 611 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on December 11 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-12-11 - Became Public Law No: 114-98. (TXT | PDF)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act (Sec. 4) This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize through FY2020 the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) program providing technical assistance to small public water systems in complying with national primary drinking water regulations. The EPA may use the funds to provide grants or cooperative agreements to nonprofit organizations that provide onsite technical assistance; circuit-rider technical assistance programs; multistate, regional technical assistance programs; onsite and regional training; assistance with implementing source water protection plans; and assistance with implementation monitoring plans, rules, regulations, and water security enhancements. Those grants and cooperative agreements may not be used for citizen suits brought under that Act. In order to ensure that technical assistance funding is used in a manner that is most beneficial to the small and rural communities, the EPA must give preference to nonprofit organizations that are the most qualified and experienced and that the small community water systems find to be the most beneficial and effective.

Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act

Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]	Sen. Heidi Heitkamp [D-ND]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]
Sen. James Risch [R-ID]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]	Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]	Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY]	Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]
Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]
Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]	Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]	Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV]	Sen. Joe Donnelly [D-IN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-12-11	House	Became Public Law No: 114-98. (TXT | PDF)
2015-12-11	House	Signed by President.
2015-12-02	House	Presented to President.
2015-11-30	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2015-11-30	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8418)
2015-11-30	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 611.
2015-11-30	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8418-8420)
2015-11-30	House	Mr. Shimkus moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2015-11-19	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 264.
2015-11-19	House	Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-346.
2015-11-18	House	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2015-11-18	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2015-11-17	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2015-10-28	House	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
2015-10-28	House	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2015-10-22	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2015-06-12	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
2015-06-10	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2015-06-10	House	Received in the House.
2015-06-10	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2015-06-09	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3975-3976; text: CR S3975)
2015-05-18	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 83.
2015-05-18	Senate	Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Inhofe without amendment. With written report No. 114-47.
2015-04-29	Senate	Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2015-02-27	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

HB2853 (Same As) 2015-06-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/611/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s611/BILLS-114s611is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s611/BILLS-114s611rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s611/BILLS-114s611es.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s611/BILLS-114s611rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s611/BILLS-114s611enr.pdf