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H.R.6552: Emergency Water is a Human Right Act
About This Bill
- Introduced April 17, 2020
- Latest Major Action April 20, 2020
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
68 (All Democrats)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - April 17, 2020
Bill 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...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| April 20, 2020 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
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| April 17, 2020 |
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.
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| April 17, 2020 |
Introduced in the House by Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) |