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S.1961: Chemical Safety and Drinking Water Protection Act of 2014
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress
- This bill is primarily about environmental protection
- Introduced Jan. 27, 2014
- Latest Major Action July 31, 2014
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
5 (All Democrats)
Bill Summary
Chemical Safety and Drinking Water Protection Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to direct the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or each state exercising primary enforcement responsibility for public water systems to establish within two years a state chemical storage tank surface water protection program for chemicals identified as a hazardous substance under the Comprehensive Environmental Response,...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| July 31, 2014 |
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 524.
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| July 31, 2014 |
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 113-238.
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| April 3, 2014 |
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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| March 6, 2014 |
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.
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| Feb. 4, 2014 |
Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife. Hearings held.
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| Jan. 27, 2014 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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| Jan. 27, 2014 |
Introduced in the Senate by Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) |