HR 499 · 114th Congress 2015โ€“2017, ended

Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2015

Latest action · Jan 22, 2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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.

  1. IntroducedJan 22, 2015
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2015

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from state volume caps tax-exempt facility bonds for sewage and water supply facilities.

Cosponsors 18

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 22, 2015 to Jul 12, 2016; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalJan 22, 2015
D-NYCharles B. RangelMar 25, 2015
R-NYRichard L. HannaMar 25, 2015
D-CAJared HuffmanApr 28, 2015
D-TXGene GreenJun 3, 2015
R-PALou BarlettaJun 3, 2015
R-PABill ShusterJul 27, 2015
R-PACharles W. DentAug 4, 2015
R-ILRodney DavisSep 8, 2015
R-PAKeith J. RothfusOct 29, 2015
D-OREarl BlumenauerFeb 1, 2016
R-PARyan A. CostelloApr 19, 2016
D-COJared PolisApr 29, 2016
R-TXTed PoeMay 10, 2016
R-NYLee M. ZeldinMay 25, 2016
R-NCDavid RouzerJun 10, 2016
D-COEd PerlmutterJul 6, 2016
R-COMike CoffmanJul 12, 2016

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Jan 22, 2015

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 22, 2015Introduced in House
  2. Jan 22, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 11, January 22, 2015, page H533.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 114-149EXAMINING FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT IN FLINT, MICHIGAN, PART III113 pagesOversight and Government Reform CommitteeMar 17, 2016

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.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R42467Legislative Options in the 114th Congress for Financing Water Infrastructure ArchivedReportDec 30, 2016

Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2606Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2016Related billFeb 29, 2016
S 2821True LEADership Act of 2016Related billApr 20, 2016
HR 3009Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2017Reintroduced BillJun 22, 2017

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for furnishing of water and sewage facilities.
Short Titles as Introduced
Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2015

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 22, 2015Introduced in House

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