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HR 2736 103th Congress House

Colonia Waste Water Treatment Act of 1993

Official title: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to address waste water ne… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to address waste water needs of the residents of colonias in the southwest region of the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 22, 1993 See on congress.gov
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Federal aid to water pollution controlMexicoMunicipal servicesNew MexicoSewage treatment plantsTexasTransboundary pollutionWaste water treatmentWater treatment plants
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This bill died when the 103rd Congress ended
It never became law before the 103rd Congress (1993–1994) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 3, 1994
See H.R.3948.
Aug 9, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jul 26, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.
Jul 26, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5077, E1870-1871)
Jul 26, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 3, 1994

See H.R.3948.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Colonia Waste Water Treatment Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California for waste water treatment for a political subdivision acting on behalf of a colonia that meets this Act's requirements or a colonia that: (1) is determined to be a colonia on the basis of objective criteria; (2) is located in the United States within 100 kilometers of the international boundary between Mexico and the United States; and (3) was in existence as a colonia before November 27, 1990.

Authorizes appropriations.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3948 Procedurally related Water Quality Act of 1994
  • S 1286 Text similarities Colonias Wastewater Treatment Act of 1993
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 22, 1993
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Nov 22, 1993
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 9, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2736: Colonia Waste Water Treatment Act of 1993. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2736/
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