Safe Drinking Water Assistance Act of 2019
Latest action · Dec 10, 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.
- IntroducedDec 9, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Safe Drinking Water Assistance Act of 2019
This bill addresses contaminants of emerging concern (emerging contaminants), which are not regulated under a national primary drinking water regulation and may have an adverse effect on human health.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must review federal efforts to (1) identify, monitor, and assist in the development of treatment methods for emerging contaminants; and (2) assist states in responding to the human health risks posed by those contaminants. In addition, the EPA must establish a strategic plan for improving those efforts.
The EPA and the Department of Health and Human Services must jointly establish an interagency working group to coordinate federal activities that identify and analyze the public health effects of emerging contaminants.
The Office of Science and Technology Policy must establish a National Emerging Contaminant Research Initiative to (1) improve the identification, analysis, monitoring, and treatment methods of emerging contaminants; and (2) support the implementation of its cross-agency plan for addressing research gaps related to detecting, assessing exposure to, and identifying the adverse health effects of such contaminants.
Specified federal agencies must make grants for research proposals that are likely to result in significant progress toward achieving the plan's objectives.
The EPA must (1) report on actions it may take to increase technical assistance and support for states with respect to emerging contaminants in drinking water samples, and (2) develop a program to provide technical assistance and support to states for the testing and analysis of emerging contaminants.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 9, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | Dec 9, 2019 |
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 Dec 9, 2019 |
| Environment Subcommittee | Referred Dec 10, 2019 | |
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Dec 9, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 10, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
- Dec 9, 2019Introduced in House
- Dec 9, 2019Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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 Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 196, December 9, 2019, page H9387.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1251 | Safe Drinking Water Assistance Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Apr 30, 2019 |
| S 1507 | PFAS Release Disclosure and Protection Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jun 19, 2019 |
| S 1790 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 | Related bill | Dec 20, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To improve and coordinate interagency Federal actions and provide assistance to States for responding to public health challenges posed by emerging contaminants, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Safe Drinking Water Assistance Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental health
- Environmental Protection
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Research administration and funding
- Water quality
- Water use and supply
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 9, 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.
