US Congress Senate Bill 611 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on February 28 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-28 - 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]

Provides funding for several programs related to controlling water pollution or protecting drinking water, revises requirements concerning the clean water state revolving fund (SRF) and the drinking water SRF, and creates or reauthorizes several grant programs for water infrastructure. For example, the Environmental Protection Agency must establish a grant program for repairing, replacing, or upgrading septic tanks and drainage fields. In addition, the bill makes permanent a grant program for household water well systems in rural areas. It also increases the amount of appropriations for grant programs, including a program that awards grants to prevent lead from contaminating drinking water fountains in schools and day care facilities.

Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2019

Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]

Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]

Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]

Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-28	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

HB1417 (Related) 2019-03-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/611/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s611/BILLS-116s611is.pdf