Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005
Latest action · Dec 1, 2005 Became Public Law No: 109-121.
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.
- IntroducedApr 28, 2005
- Passed HouseNov 7, 2005
- Passed SenateNov 16, 2005
- To the PresidentNov 28, 2005
- Became lawDec 1, 2005Public Law 109-121
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on November 7, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 - (Sec. 4) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) in order to make the most effective use of amounts of official development assistance for water and sanitation and avoid waste and duplication, the United States should seek to establish innovative international coordination mechanisms based on best practices in other development sectors; and (2) the United States should greatly increase the amount of official development assistance.
(Sec. 5) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to furnish assistance for programs in developing countries to provide affordable and equitable access to safe water and sanitation by: (1) expanding affordable and equitable access to safe water and sanitation for underserved populations; (2) supporting the design, construction, and operation of water delivery and sanitation systems; (3) improving the safety and reliability of water supplies, including environmental management; and (4) improving the capacity of recipient governments and local communities.
Authorizes the President to use local currency payments under title I of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to provide such assistance.
(Sec. 6) Directs the President, through the Secretary of State, to develop a strategy to be implemented by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to further the U.S. foreign assistance objective of providing affordable and equitable access to safe water and sanitation in developing countries.
Sets forth: (1) strategy contents, including designation of high priority countries; and (2) reporting and monitoring requirements.
(Sec. 8) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary should expand current programs and develop new programs to train local water and sanitation managers and other officials of recipient countries.
(Sec. 9) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States should support U.N. agency water and sanitation activities, such as the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); and (2) the Secretary of the Treasury should instruct each U.S. executive director at the multilateral development banks to encourage the inclusion of water and sanitation programs as a critical element of their development assistance.
(Sec. 10) Expresses the sense of Congress that U.S. programs to support and encourage efforts around the world to develop river basin, aquifer, and other watershed-wide mechanisms for governance and cooperation are critical components of long-term U.S. national security and should be expanded.
Directs the Secretary to report to the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate on U.S. efforts to promote programs that develop river basin, aquifer, and other watershed-wide mechanisms for governance and cooperation.
(Sec. 11) Authorizes additional appropriations beginning with FY2006 to carry out this Act.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 571 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed319–34 | Nov 7, 2005 |
Cosponsors 101
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 28, 2005 to Oct 28, 2005; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | E. Clay Shaw Jr. | Original | Apr 28, 2005 |
| D-CA | George Miller | Original | Apr 28, 2005 |
| R-IA | James A. Leach | Original | Apr 28, 2005 |
| R-CO | Thomas G. Tancredo | Original | Apr 28, 2005 |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Original | Apr 28, 2005 |
| R-MI | John J.H. "Joe" Schwarz | May 3, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | May 11, 2005 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | May 11, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | May 11, 2005 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | May 11, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | May 11, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | May 11, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | May 11, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | May 12, 2005 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | May 16, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | May 16, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | May 16, 2005 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | May 16, 2005 | |
| D-SC | John M. Spratt, Jr. | May 17, 2005 | |
| R-NY | James T. Walsh | May 18, 2005 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | May 18, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | May 19, 2005 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | May 25, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | May 25, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jun 7, 2005 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Jun 7, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Jun 7, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Jun 7, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Jun 7, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Jun 9, 2005 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Jun 9, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jun 13, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Jun 13, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Jun 13, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jun 15, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Jun 21, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Jun 21, 2005 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jun 23, 2005 | |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | Jun 29, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Jul 21, 2005 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Sep 6, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Sep 6, 2005 | |
| R-NH | Charles F. Bass | Sep 6, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Sep 7, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Sep 14, 2005 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Sep 14, 2005 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Sep 20, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Sep 20, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Sep 21, 2005 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Sep 28, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Sep 28, 2005 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Sep 29, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Lane Evans | Oct 17, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Oct 17, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Oct 19, 2005 | |
| R-IL | Henry J. Hyde | Oct 20, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Oct 26, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Oct 26, 2005 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Oct 26, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Oct 26, 2005 | |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | Oct 26, 2005 | |
| R-VA | Tom Davis | Oct 26, 2005 | |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Oct 26, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| R-MS | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| D-OR | Darlene Hooley | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| R-GA | Jack Kingston | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| R-MN | Jim Ramstad | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Mac Thornberry | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| D-IN | Peter J. Visclosky | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| R-WI | Thomas E. Petri | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| R-MD | Wayne T. Gilchrest | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| R-SC | Bob Inglis | Oct 28, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Oct 28, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Oct 28, 2005 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 28, 2005Markup Sep 15, 2005Reported Oct 28, 2005 |
Actions 22
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 1, 2005Signed by President.
- Dec 1, 2005Became Public Law No: 109-121.
- Nov 28, 2005Presented to President.
- Nov 16, 2005Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Nov 16, 2005Message on Senate action sent to the House.
In the Congressional Record 7
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S13063 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Nov 16, 2005 |
| House | Debate and remarks H9703–H9709Text printed H9703–H9705Recorded votes H9812enact | Barbara Lee D-CA, Earl Blumenauer D-OR, Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX, Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL, Silvestre Reyes D-TX, Ted Poe R-TX, Tom Lantos D-CA | Nov 7, 2005 |
| House | Debate and remarks H9279 | Earl Blumenauer D-OR | Oct 27, 2005 |
| House | Debate and remarks H9106 | Earl Blumenauer D-OR | Oct 26, 2005 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8922 | Earl Blumenauer D-OR | Oct 19, 2005 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Sep 28, 2005H.R. 1973, Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on International Relations on September 15, 2005</p>
- Sep 28, 2005H.R. 1973, Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on International Relations on September 15, 2005
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 109-142 | MULTIPLE RESOLUTIONS120 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Sep 15, 2005 |
CRS reports 4
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 4
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44117 | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID): Background, Operations, and Issues Archived | Report | Jul 21, 2015 |
| R42717 | Global Access to Clean Drinking Water and Sanitation: U.S. and International Programs Archived | Report | Sep 10, 2012 |
| R41607 | Neglected Tropical Diseases: Background, Responses, and Issues for Congress Archived | Report | Jan 21, 2011 |
| RL33000 | Foreign Relations Authorization, FY2006 and FY2007: An Overview Archived | Report | Sep 15, 2005 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 492 | Safe Water: Currency for Peace Act of 2005 | Related bill | Mar 2, 2005 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To make access to safe water and sanitation for developing countries a specific policy objective of the United States foreign assistance programs, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Water for the Poor Act of 2005
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- American investments
- Aquifers
- Citizen participation
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Commerce
- Community organization
- Congress
- Congress and foreign policy
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Counterpart funds
- Developing countries
- Economic assistance
- Economic development
- Economics and Public Finance
- Environmental Protection
- Federally-guaranteed loans
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Foreign loans
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Infrastructure
- International Affairs
- International cooperation
- International environmental cooperation
- Investment guaranty insurance
- Maintenance and repair
- Performance measurement
- Potable water
- Poverty
- Public-private partnerships
- Refuse and refuse disposal
- Revolving funds
- Sewage treatment
- Social Welfare
- Strategic planning
- United Nations economic assistance
- Water pollution control
- Water quality
- Water Resources Development
- Water supply
- Water treatment plants
- Watersheds
- Wells
- Women
- Women's rights
- World health
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Nov 8, 2005Received in Senate
- Nov 7, 2005Engrossed in House
- Oct 28, 2005Reported in House
- Apr 28, 2005Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.