Savings Act
Latest action · Oct 23, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit.
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.
- IntroducedSep 18, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Water Supply Cost Savings Act or the Savings Act - Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to: (1) update their programs that provide drinking water technical assistance by including information on cost-effective, innovative, and alternative drinking water delivery systems; and (2) disseminate information on the cost effectiveness of wells and well systems to communities and nonprofit organizations seeking federal funding for drinking water systems serving small communities (3,300 or fewer persons).
Requires applicants for federal grants or loans for those drinking water systems to certify that wells have been considered as an alternative drinking water supply.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 Sep 18, 2014 |
| Environment Subcommittee | Referred Sep 19, 2014 | |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Sep 18, 2014 |
| Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee | Referred Oct 23, 2014 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 23, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit.
- Sep 19, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
- Sep 18, 2014Introduced in House
- Sep 18, 2014Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H7892.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reduce Federal, State, and local costs of providing high-quality drinking water to millions of Americans residing in rural communities by facilitating greater use of cost-effective well water systems, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Savings Act
- Water Supply Cost Savings Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 18, 2014Introduced in House
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