Emergency Water Infrastructure Improvements Act of 2021
Latest action · Mar 16, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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.
- IntroducedMar 16, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Emergency Water Infrastructure Improvements Act of 2021
This bill provides financial support for water infrastructure.
Specifically, the bill provides appropriations to the Environmental Protection Agency for grants under the drinking water state revolving fund program to address contaminants in drinking water, which may include the repair and replacement of water distribution system components.
Additionally, the bill directs the Department of Commerce to provide a specified amount of funding to address contaminants in drinking water from unobligated amounts of certain funds provided for economic development assistance programs.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred Mar 16, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 16, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Mar 16, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide additional assistance for public water systems damaged by Winter Storms Uri and Viola, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Emergency Water Infrastructure Improvements Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 16, 2021Introduced in Senate
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