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HR 213 109th Congress House

Safe Drinking Water for Healthy Communities Act of 2005

Official title: To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate.

Introduced: January 4, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 4, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
Jan 4, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 4, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E23)
Jan 4, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 4, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safe Drinking Water for Healthy Communities Act of 2005 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7
D
Sherman, Brad
California · Oct 25, 2005
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 16, 2005
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 16, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 10, 2005
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 1, 2005
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 17, 2005
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 1, 2005
STUPAK, BART
· Jan 4, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 213: Safe Drinking Water for Healthy Communities Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-213/
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"H.R. 213: Safe Drinking Water for Healthy Communities Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-213/.
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H.R. 213, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-213/.
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