Safe Drinking Water for Healthy Communities Act of 2007
Latest action · Nov 8, 2007 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
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.
- IntroducedMar 28, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Safe Drinking Water for Healthy Communities Act of 2007 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate.
Cosponsors 49
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 28, 2007 to Jan 22, 2008; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Original | Mar 28, 2007 |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Original | Mar 28, 2007 |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Original | Mar 28, 2007 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Mar 28, 2007 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Mar 28, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Mar 28, 2007 |
| D-CA | George Miller | Original | Mar 28, 2007 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Mar 28, 2007 |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Original | Mar 28, 2007 |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Original | Mar 28, 2007 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Mar 28, 2007 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Mar 28, 2007 |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Original | Mar 28, 2007 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Mary Bono | Mar 29, 2007 |
Committees 1
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 Mar 28, 2007 |
| Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Mar 29, 2007Markup Nov 8, 2007Reported Nov 8, 2007 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 8, 2007Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 8, 2007Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
- Mar 29, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
- Mar 28, 2007Introduced in House
- Mar 28, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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.
Printed hearings 2
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. 110-35 | PERCHLORATE: HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF UNREGULATED EXPOSURE273 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Apr 25, 2007 |
| Serial No. 110-11 | SUSTAINABLE WATER SUPPLIES FOR THE WEST: PART 173 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Apr 10, 2007 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RS21961 | Perchlorate Contamination of Drinking Water: Regulatory Issues and Legislative Actions Archived | Report | Sep 21, 2010 |
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 require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Safe Drinking Water for Healthy Communities Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 28, 2007Introduced 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.
