United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6552 (116th)
Emergency Water is a Human Right Act
Introduced
17 April 2020
Last action
20 April 2020 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Sponsors
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12], Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7], Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2], Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9], Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16], Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44], Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14], Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7], Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48], Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29], Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14], Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13], Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9], Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22], Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27], Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
Subjects
Healthcare, Energy
Source updated
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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Timeline
17 April 2020
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, 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
17 April 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 April 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 April 2020
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 17 April 2020 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] · D · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6552
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/6552
- us · 116-hr-6552 · source updated 21 July 2025