Bill Sponsor
House Bill 5347
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Disadvantaged Community Drinking Water Assistance Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Dec 6, 2019
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Dec 6, 2019
Latest Action
Dec 18, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
5347
Congress
116
Policy Area
Water Resources Development
Water Resources Development
Primary focus of measure is the supply and use of water and control of water flows; watersheds; floods and storm protection; wetlands. Measures concerning water quality may fall under Environmental Protection policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
TJ Cox
California
Democrat
California
Democrat
California
Democrat
California
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Disadvantaged Community Drinking Water Assistance Act

This bill requires the Department of the Interior to establish a Disadvantaged Community Drinking Water Assistance Program. Under the program, Interior must provide grants to assist communities that have experienced a significant decline in quantity or quality of drinking water in obtaining or maintaining adequate quantities of water that meet drinking water quality standards. Specifically, grants must be provided to communities that are unable to meet primary drinking water quality standards or to communities with water supplies that have been lost or severely diminished due to drought conditions, groundwater overdraft conditions, or climate change conditions. Grants must benefit communities with a median household income below a certain threshold located in a city, town, or special district with a population of no more than 60,000 residents.

Text (2)
December 18, 2020
December 6, 2019
Actions (11)
12/18/2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 555.
12/18/2020
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
12/18/2020
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-671, Part I.
02/12/2020
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
02/12/2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
02/12/2020
Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
01/28/2020
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
01/02/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
12/09/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
12/06/2019
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
12/06/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:44:05 PM