Drinking Water Standards Preservation Act of 2003
Latest action · Mar 6, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
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.
- IntroducedJan 8, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires for both regulated and unregulated contaminants that there be substantial scientific evidence that the kind of injury alleged could be caused by such substance in the amounts present and that the substance did, in fact, cause the injury.
Requires proof, in the case of regulated contaminants, that the water system violated the regulation, was negligent and that the violation caused the injury.
Requires proof, in the case of unregulated contaminants, that the water system knew or should have known that the substance at that level was likely to cause such injury and that it was feasible to remove the contaminant to a safe level.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 8, 2003 to Sep 4, 2003; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Calvin M. Dooley | Original | Jan 8, 2003 |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Original | Jan 8, 2003 |
| D-TX | Charles W. Stenholm | Mar 27, 2003 | |
| R-CA | Mary Bono | Mar 27, 2003 | |
| D-MS | Gene Taylor | Apr 2, 2003 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Sep 4, 2003 | |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Sep 4, 2003 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jan 8, 2003 |
| Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Feb 3, 2003 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 8, 2003 |
| Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee | Referred Mar 6, 2003 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
- Feb 3, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
- Jan 8, 2003Introduced in House
- Jan 8, 2003Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
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 provide procedures for claims relating to drinking water.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Drinking Water Standards Preservation Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 8, 2003Introduced in House
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