To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide for research on methods to combat biological contamination of public drinking water supplies, and for other purposes.

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Bill Number

HR 3227

Introduced

Nov 1, 2001

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.

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Armed Forces and National Security Biological warfare Biological weapons Crime and Law Enforcement EBB Terrorism Economics and Public Finance Environmental Protection Environmental research Federal aid to research Federal aid to water pollution control Government Operations and Politics Infrastructure Potable water Research and development contracts Research grants Science, Technology, Communications Terrorism Water Resources Development Water supply

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Summary

Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to organizations, and enter into contracts and other arrangements with any person, to conduct research into methods to combat the biological contamination of public water supplies.

Actions

Nov 14, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
Nov 13, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.
Nov 1, 2001

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, 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.
Nov 1, 2001

Introduced in House

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