Water Efficiency, Conservation, and Sustainability Act of 2022
Latest action · May 19, 2022 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 19, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Water Efficiency, Conservation, and Sustainability Act of 2022
This bill establishes multiple grants that support activities to incentivize efficient water use by customers of public water systems, reduce water losses and leaks in water systems, and promote the adoption of water-efficient plumbing codes.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 9, 2022 to Sep 13, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Jun 9, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Jun 9, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jun 13, 2022 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Jun 14, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Jun 14, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Jun 15, 2022 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Jun 15, 2022 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Jun 21, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Jul 1, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Jul 12, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Jul 12, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Jul 19, 2022 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jul 26, 2022 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jul 26, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Jul 28, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Aug 19, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Sep 13, 2022 |
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 19, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 19, 2022Introduced in House
- May 19, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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. 86, May 19, 2022, page H5208.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4279 | Water Efficiency, Conservation, and Sustainability Act of 2022 | Identical bill | May 19, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To increase efficiency and conservation in public water systems, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Water Efficiency, Conservation, and Sustainability Act of 2022
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 19, 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.
