House Bill 8605
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Community Readiness Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Oct 16, 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
8605
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.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Community Readiness Act
This bill allows the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants for research institutions or state or local governments to research or establish wastewater surveillance systems or other early-warning systems for detecting infectious diseases.
October 16, 2020
10/16/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
10/16/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:44:31 PM