United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1068 (115th)
Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 2017
Introduced
15 February 2017
Last action
17 February 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Sponsors
Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29], Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6], Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
Subjects
Environment, Transport, Education, Climate
Source updated
11 August 2025
Environment · Transport · Education · Climate
Summary
Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 2016 This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to revise regulations for drinking water contaminants, including by: requiring the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to determine whether or not to regulate no fewer than 10 contaminants every 3 years (current law requires 5 contaminants every 5 years); revising the process and requirements for setting maximum containment levels in national primary drinking water regulations; directing the EPA to revise national primary drinking water regulations for lead and copper; setting deadlines for the EPA to publish maximum contaminant level goals and promulgate national drinking water regulations for perchlorate, perfluorinated compounds, and microcystin (algal) toxin; establishing grant programs for reducing lead in drinking water in schools; requiring community water systems to assess their vulnerabilities to contamination, including vulnerabilities from climate change or sabotage, and develop plans for addressing those vulnerabilities; establishing the Drinking Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Program, under which the EPA may award grants for community water systems to increase their resiliency to those threats; removing a regulatory exemption for hydraulic fracturing; requiring the EPA to develop a strategic plan for assessing and managing the risks of drought to drinking water provided by public water systems; revising requirements for the drinking water state revolving fund (SRF); creating a process for consolidating water systems that repeatedly fail to comply with drinking water standards; requiring the EPA to create an inventory of data about drinking water violations; directing the EPA to revise regulations for consumer confidence reports; establishing research grants for monitoring technology; and requiring the EPA to study the presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in drinking water sources. The bill reauthorizes specified programs under the Act, including reauthorizing through FY2022 the SRF.
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Timeline
15 February 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
15 February 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 February 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 February 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 15 February 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2017
- related to ← Secure and Resilient Water Systems Act
- related to ← Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2017
- related to ← Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act
- related to ← To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for perfluorinated compounds (including perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid), and for other purposes.
- related to ← To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program to assist eligible entities in carrying out programs to replace lead service lines for schools and solder that is not lead free used in the plumbing for schools, and for other purposes.
- related to ← To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide assistance to schools to replace drinking water fountains that may contain lead, and for other purposes.
- related to ← Clean Water Infrastructure Act
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1068
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1068
- us · 115-hr-1068 · source updated 11 August 2025