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HR 2123 108th Congress House

Preventing Perchlorate Pollution Act of 2003

Official title: To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act concerning water pollution resulting from discharges of perchlorate.

Introduced: May 15, 2003 See on congress.gov
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May 20, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
May 20, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
May 15, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
May 15, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 20, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Preventing Perchlorate Pollution Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require that information on the discharge and storage of perchlorate be reported to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the appropriate State water pollution control agency.

Impose fines on violators.

Requires that fines be deposited in a newly created Perchlorate Pollution Prevention Fund and used for loans to public water suppliers and private well owners to replace water contaminated by percholorate.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 9 Independent 1
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 2, 2003
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 21, 2003
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 21, 2003
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· May 15, 2003
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 15, 2003
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 15, 2003
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 15, 2003
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 15, 2003
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 15, 2003
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 15, 2003
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Thompson, Mike
California · May 15, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2123: Preventing Perchlorate Pollution Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2123/
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"H.R. 2123: Preventing Perchlorate Pollution Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2123/.
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H.R. 2123, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2123/.
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