HR 1252 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Arsenic Reduction in Drinking Water Act

Introduced Mar 27, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Bernard Sanders I-VT

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Apr 16, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 27, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Arsenic Reduction in Drinking Water Act - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the maximum contaminant level for arsenic in drinking water to be: (1) ten parts per billion effective October 1, 2003; and (2) three parts per billion effective October 1, 2006.

Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to public water systems serving fewer than 10,000 people to assist such systems in meeting the drinking water standards for arsenic.

Cosponsors 77

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 27, 2001 to Sep 5, 2001; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMar 27, 2001
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalMar 27, 2001
D-GACynthia A. McKinneyOriginalMar 27, 2001
D-MIDavid E. BoniorOriginalMar 27, 2001
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalMar 27, 2001
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalMar 27, 2001
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalMar 27, 2001
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMar 27, 2001
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalMar 27, 2001
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalMar 27, 2001
D-PAJoseph M. HoeffelOriginalMar 27, 2001
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalMar 27, 2001
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalMar 27, 2001
D-ILBobby L. RushApr 3, 2001
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickApr 3, 2001
D-OREarl BlumenauerApr 3, 2001
D-CAHoward L. BermanApr 3, 2001
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.Apr 3, 2001
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterApr 3, 2001
D-CALynn C. WoolseyApr 3, 2001
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezApr 3, 2001
D-HIPatsy T. MinkApr 3, 2001
D-TXSilvestre ReyesApr 3, 2001
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsApr 4, 2001
D-CABob FilnerApr 4, 2001
D-WAJay InsleeApr 4, 2001
D-NYJerrold NadlerApr 4, 2001
D-MEJohn Elias BaldacciApr 4, 2001
D-GAJohn LewisApr 4, 2001
D-MAJohn W. OlverApr 4, 2001
D-NYJose E. SerranoApr 4, 2001
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldApr 4, 2001
D-FLKaren L. ThurmanApr 4, 2001
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyApr 4, 2001
D-MARichard E. NealApr 4, 2001
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesApr 4, 2001
D-CASusan A. DavisApr 4, 2001
D-CATom LantosApr 4, 2001
D-MABarney FrankApr 24, 2001
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonApr 24, 2001
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Apr 24, 2001
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyApr 24, 2001
D-FLCorrine BrownApr 24, 2001
D-ILDanny K. DavisApr 24, 2001
D-ALEarl F. HilliardApr 24, 2001
D-NCEva M. ClaytonApr 24, 2001
D-CAFortney Pete StarkApr 24, 2001
D-CAHilda L. SolisApr 24, 2001
D-CAJane HarmanApr 24, 2001
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.Apr 24, 2001
R-NJJim SaxtonApr 24, 2001
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardApr 24, 2001
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezApr 24, 2001
D-NYMajor R. OwensApr 24, 2001
D-TXMartin FrostApr 24, 2001
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIApr 24, 2001
D-INPeter J. ViscloskyApr 24, 2001
D-NJRush HoltApr 24, 2001
D-CASam FarrApr 24, 2001
D-WITammy BaldwinApr 24, 2001
D-CALoretta SanchezApr 26, 2001
D-CANancy PelosiApr 26, 2001
D-TNBob ClementMay 1, 2001
D-MIJames A. BarciaMay 1, 2001
D-MAJames P. McGovernMay 1, 2001
D-ILLane EvansMay 1, 2001
D-NYCharles B. RangelMay 8, 2001
D-NYNita M. LoweyMay 8, 2001
D-CAEllen O. TauscherJun 5, 2001
D-NYJoseph CrowleyJun 5, 2001
D-NYMichael R. McNultyJun 5, 2001
D-FLRobert WexlerJun 5, 2001
D-VAJames P. MoranJun 13, 2001
D-NYEliot L. EngelJul 31, 2001
D-MOIke SkeltonAug 2, 2001
D-CAMaxine WatersAug 2, 2001
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskySep 5, 2001

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Mar 27, 2001
Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee
Referred Apr 16, 2001

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 16, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
  2. Mar 27, 2001Introduced in House
  3. Mar 27, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to change the drinking water standard for arsenic from 50 parts per billion to 10 parts per billion by fiscal year 2003 and to 3 parts per billion by fiscal year 2006 and to authorize an $800 million to provide grants to small public drinking water systems to assist them in meeting these standards.
Short Titles as Introduced
Arsenic Reduction in Drinking Water Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 28, 2001Introduced in House

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