United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 616 (117th)
Emergency Water is a Human Right Act
Introduced
28 January 2021
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
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21 July 2025
Summary
Emergency Water is a Human Right Act This bill creates a grant program, administered by the Department of Health and Human Services, to provide funds to states and Indian tribes to assist low-income households that pay a high proportion of household income for drinking water and wastewater services. Further, any entity receiving financial assistance under this grant program must ensure that no home energy service or public water system service is or remains disconnected or interrupted during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 28 January 2021
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 28 January 2021
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 28 January 2021
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/616
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/616