Water Advanced Technologies for Efficient Resource Use Act of 2021
Latest action · Oct 1, 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.
- IntroducedSep 30, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Water Advanced Technologies for Efficient Resource Use Act of 2021
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 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 30, 2021 to Dec 1, 2021; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Oct 15, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Dec 1, 2021 |
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 Sep 30, 2021 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Sep 30, 2021 |
| Environment Subcommittee | Referred Oct 1, 2021 | |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Sep 30, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 1, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
- Sep 30, 2021Introduced in House
- Sep 30, 2021Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Reform, 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. 167, no. 172, October 1, 2021, page H5592.
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2430 | Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity Act | Related bill | Jul 22, 2021 |
| HR 4647 | Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity Act | Related bill | Jul 22, 2021 |
| HR 8885 | Water Advanced Technologies for Efficient Resource Use Act of 2020 | Reintroduction of | Dec 7, 2020 |
| HR 9650 | Water Advanced Technologies for Efficient Resource Use Act of 2024 | Reintroduced Bill | Sep 18, 2024 |
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 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 30, 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.
