Water Advanced Technologies for Efficient Resource Use Act of 2020
Latest action · Dec 7, 2020 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
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 7, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Water Advanced Technologies for Efficient Resource Use Act of 2020
This bill provides statutory authority for the WaterSense program of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and sets forth related requirements. Under the program, the EPA awards grants to provide incentives for consumers to purchase water-efficient products.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 7, 2020 to Dec 17, 2020; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Dec 7, 2020 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Dec 7, 2020 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Dec 7, 2020 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Dec 17, 2020 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Dec 7, 2020 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Dec 7, 2020 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Dec 7, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 7, 2020Introduced in House
- Dec 7, 2020Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and Energy and Commerce, 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. 166, no. 206, December 7, 2020, page H6905.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2313 | Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity Act | Related bill | Apr 12, 2019 |
| HR 5438 | Water Advanced Technologies for Efficient Resource Use Act of 2021 | Reintroduced Bill | Oct 1, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide incentives for the purchase of water-efficient products, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Water Advanced Technologies for Efficient Resource Use Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 7, 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.
