Colonia Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2021
Latest action · May 17, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 14, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Colonia Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2021
This bill provides support for low-income communities with economic hardships that are commonly referred to as colonias and are located along the United States-Mexico border.
Specifically, the bill reauthorizes through FY2026 and revises grant programs to provide assistance to those communities to construct drinking water infrastructure and wastewater infrastructure. Both grant programs are administered by the Environmental Protection Agency.
In addition, the bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a grant program to assist projects that facilitate the state of good repair of surface infrastructure in, or for the benefit of, colonias.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 17, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
- May 17, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- May 14, 2021Introduced in House
- May 14, 2021Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3684 | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act | Related bill | Aug 4, 2022 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 14, 2021Introduced in House
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