Safe Drinking Water in Public Playgrounds, Parks, and Libraries Act
Latest action · May 21, 2021 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.
- IntroducedMay 20, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Safe Drinking Water in Public Playgrounds, Parks, and Libraries Act
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program to provide assistance to states and municipalities for the replacement of drinking water fountains that were manufactured prior to 2014 and are located in certain playgrounds, parks, or libraries.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 20, 2021 to May 28, 2021; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-MO | Cori Bush | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | May 25, 2021 | |
| D-VA | A. Donald McEachin | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | May 28, 2021 |
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 May 20, 2021 |
| Environment Subcommittee | Referred May 21, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 21, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
- May 20, 2021Introduced in House
- May 20, 2021Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E563)
- May 20, 2021Referred 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 E563 | Grace Meng D-NY | May 20, 2021 |
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. 167, no. 88, May 20, 2021, page H2654.
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 public playgrounds, parks, and libraries, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Safe Drinking Water in Public Playgrounds, Parks, and Libraries 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
- Libraries and archives
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Water quality
- Water resources funding
- Water use and supply
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 20, 2021Introduced 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.
