Water Justice Act

Summary

Water Justice Act This bill addresses affordable access to clean water by establishing, expanding, or extending various programs or requirements related to drinking water infrastructure, water pollution control, water supply, water recycling, water efficiency, or conservation programs. Specifically, the bill provides $50 billion in FY2020 supplemental appropriations to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for programs that reduce contaminants of concern in drinking water, such as grant programs for lead testing or remediation efforts in schools, child care programs, or high-risk communities. The funds are designated as an emergency requirement, which exempts the funds from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules. Each year, the EPA must obligate specified amounts of funding for several water infrastructure programs, including state revolving fund programs and grant programs for managing or controlling water pollution. The EPA must also establish a grant program to help communities that serve environmentally at-risk households and low-income households afford the costs for remediating contaminated drinking water. Further, the Department of Health and Human Services may make grants to states to assist low-income households in meeting their needs for drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater services. In addition, the EPA must promulgate an interim national primary drinking water regulation for perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, which may have adverse human health effects. Finally, the bill establishes or reauthorizes a variety of programs that provide financial support for water supply projects, water recycling or reuse projects, rural water systems, water efficiency improvements, or conservation programs.

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Timeline

1. 25 July 2019

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 25 July 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 25 July 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 26 July 2019

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

   Source: Committee

5. 30 August 2019

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

   Source: Committee

6. 4 September 2019

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 25 July 2019 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] · D · Sponsor
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