HR 417 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the improvement of consumer confidence reports, and for other purposes.

Introduced Jan 10, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Brenda L. Lawrence D-MI

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 25, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.

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 10, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to revise regulations about consumer confidence reports in order to increase their effectiveness and understandability. Currently, each community water system must mail their customers an annual consumer confidence report that provides information about local drinking water quality.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 27, 2017.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonFeb 27, 2017

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 25, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
  2. Jan 10, 2017Introduced in House
  3. Jan 10, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 3206Consumer Confidence Reports for Tomorrow ActRelated billJul 14, 2017

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 10, 2017Introduced in House

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