United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 978 (101st)
To provide assistance to small communities with ground water radium contamination.
Introduced
9 February 1989
Last action
6 March 1989 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Sponsors
Rep. Hastert, J. Dennis [R-IL-14], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Robinson, Tommy F. [R-AR-2], Rep. Sangmeister, George E. [D-IL-4]
Subjects
Environment
Source updated
3 June 2026
Summary
Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to assist local governments in demonstrating mitigation of radium contamination in groundwater where such groundwater is used as a source of public drinking water in small communities and the contamination exceeds the level established under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1992 for such program.
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Timeline
9 February 1989
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
9 February 1989
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
9 February 1989
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 March 1989
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · undated · Official file
Documents
2 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 9 February 1989
Sponsors
- Rep. Hastert, J. Dennis [R-IL-14] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Robinson, Tommy F. [R-AR-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sangmeister, George E. [D-IL-4] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/house-bill/978
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/hr/978
- us · 101-hr-978 · source updated 3 June 2026