Tribal Access to Clean Water Act of 2022
Latest action · May 12, 2022 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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.
- IntroducedApr 28, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Tribal Access to Clean Water Act of 2022
This bill provides funding for and expands access to water resources for Native communities (i.e., Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian communities).
First, the bill provides funding for the Indian Health Service to (1) provide essential sanitation facilities to community structures (e.g., schools, hospitals, and tribal offices) that were not previously considered eligible for such service; (2) provide technical assistance; and (3) operate and maintain water facilities that serve Native communities.
Next, the bill provides funding for the Department of Agriculture to provide water and wastewater facility grants to eligible entities (e.g., Native communities) that have residents facing significant health risks due to inadequate water supply systems. The bill specifies that these funds shall not require any matching contribution.
In addition, the bill reauthorizes through FY2032 the Bureau of Reclamation's Rural Water Supply Program. Further, the bill provides funding for and establishes a grant program for tribal clean water access projects. It also provides funding for the Native American Affairs Technical Assistance Program.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 28, 2022 to Oct 11, 2022; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Original | Apr 28, 2022 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Apr 28, 2022 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Apr 28, 2022 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 28, 2022 |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Original | Apr 28, 2022 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Apr 28, 2022 |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | Apr 28, 2022 |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Original | Apr 28, 2022 |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Original | Apr 28, 2022 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Apr 28, 2022 |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Original | Apr 28, 2022 |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Original | Apr 28, 2022 |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Original | Apr 28, 2022 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | May 12, 2022 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | May 19, 2022 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Apr 28, 2022 |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Apr 29, 2022Hearings May 12, 2022 | |
| Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Apr 29, 2022 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 28, 2022 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 29, 2022 | |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Apr 28, 2022 |
| Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee | Referred May 5, 2022 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 12, 2022Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- May 5, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
- Apr 29, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 29, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- Apr 29, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
- Apr 28, 2022Introduced in House
- Apr 28, 2022Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Agriculture, 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. 168, no. 70, April 28, 2022, page H4609.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2369 | Tribal Access to Clean Water Act of 2021 | Related bill | Jul 15, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide access to reliable, clean, and drinkable water on Tribal lands, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Tribal Access to Clean Water Act of 2022
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
- Appropriations
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of the Interior
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Health programs administration and funding
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Indian social and development programs
- Minority health
- Native Americans
- Rural conditions and development
- Solid waste and recycling
- State and local finance
- Water quality
- Water resources funding
- Water use and supply
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 28, 2022Introduced 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.
