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H.R.616: Emergency Water is a Human Right Act
About This Bill
- Introduced Jan. 28, 2021
- Latest Major Action Feb. 2, 2021
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
114 (All Democrats)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - Jan. 28, 2021
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)
What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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Feb. 2, 2021 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
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Jan. 28, 2021 |
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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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Jan. 28, 2021 |
Introduced in the House by Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) |