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Gulf Coast Emergency Water Infrastructure Assistance Act

Introduced: September 15, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 28, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Sep 27, 2005
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.
Sep 27, 2005
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 27, 2005
Received in the House.
Sep 27, 2005
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 27, 2005
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 27, 2005
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S10481)
Sep 27, 2005
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 15, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sep 15, 2005
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

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1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 1,873 — To provide a complete substitute. Agreed to Sep 27, 2005
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Gulf Coast Emergency Water Infrastructure Assistance Act - Allows Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi, for a period of two years, to: (1) provide certain subsidies and loan extensions for projects to repair, replace, or rebuild publicly-owned treatment works, including privately-owned utilties that principally treat municipal wastewater or sewage works, and water quality projects in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina or a related condition; (2) provide assistance to such projects that are not included on the priority lists of such states under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; and (3) provide assistance to a public water system that is not included on the priority lists of such states under the Safe Drinking Water Act if the project involves damage caused by Hurricane Katrina or a related condition and complies with use of funds requirements under such Act.

Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to test a drinking water well owned or operated by a homeowner that is, or may be, contaminated due to Hurricane Katrina or a related condition.

What's happening now September 28, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Sep 15, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1709: Gulf Coast Emergency Water Infrastructure Assistance Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1709/
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"S. 1709: Gulf Coast Emergency Water Infrastructure Assistance Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1709/.
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S. 1709, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1709/.
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