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HR 1284 105th Congress House

To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to allow public water systems to avoid filtration requirements, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 18, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 24, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Apr 10, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Apr 10, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 24, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to allow public water systems supplied by surface water sources, after a 12-month period in which a State determines which systems must adopt water filtration standards, to apply to a State agency for a determination that such system is not required to use filtration.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 18, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1284: To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to allow public water systems to avoid filtration requirements, and for other purposes.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1284/
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"H.R. 1284: To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to allow public water systems to avoid filtration requirements, and for other purposes.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1284/.
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H.R. 1284, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1284/.
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