Safe Drinking Water in Playgrounds and Parks Act
Latest action · Jul 25, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
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.
- IntroducedJul 24, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Safe Drinking Water in Playgrounds and Parks Act
This bill expands an existing grant program that provides assistance to local education agencies for replacing school drinking water fountains that were manufactured prior to 1988 to include such drinking water fountains located in playgrounds and parks owned or administered by schools. Additionally, the Environmental Protection Agency must establish a grant program to provide assistance to states and municipalities for the replacement of drinking water fountains that were manufactured prior to 1988 and are located in playgrounds or parks owned by states or municipalities.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 Jul 24, 2019 |
| Environment Subcommittee | Referred Jul 25, 2019 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
- Jul 24, 2019Introduced in House
- Jul 24, 2019Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E974)
- Jul 24, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E974 | Grace Meng D-NY | Jul 24, 2019 |
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 Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 125, July 24, 2019, page H7378.
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 provide for drinking water fountain replacement in playgrounds and parks, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Safe Drinking Water in Playgrounds and Parks Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Child health
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Elementary and secondary education
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental Protection
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Outdoor recreation
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Water quality
- Water use and supply
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 24, 2019Introduced 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.
