Decentralized Wastewater Grant Act of 2020
Latest action · Feb 12, 2020 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and 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.
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Decentralized Wastewater Grant Act of 2020
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program for decentralized wastewater treatment systems in households with certain incomes.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 25, 2020 to Dec 15, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Feb 25, 2020 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Dec 7, 2020 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Dec 15, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Feb 11, 2020 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Feb 12, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 12, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Feb 11, 2020Introduced in House
- Feb 11, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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. 166, no. 28, February 11, 2020, page H1047.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3274 | Decentralized Wastewater Grant Act of 2020 | Identical bill | Feb 11, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a decentralized wastewater grant program, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Decentralized Wastewater Grant Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 11, 2020Introduced 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.
