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HR 3658 112th Congress House

Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2012

Official title: To strengthen implementation of the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 27, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Dec 14, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Dec 14, 2011
Introduced in House
Dec 14, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2254)
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 Latest action December 14, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2012 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct: (1) the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to designate a Global Water Coordinator to coordinate and oversee water, sanitation, and hygiene assistance, and (2) the Secretary of State to designate a Special Advisor for Water Resources to coordinate and oversee policy relating to water and sanitation assistance.

Sets forth principles to ensure that water, sanitation, and hygiene projects carried out under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 achieve maximum impact.

Amends the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 regarding the strategy to further the U.S. foreign assistance objective to provide access to safe water and sanitation in developing countries to: (1) transfer primary authority from the Secretary to USAID, (2) include hygiene, and (3) include designation of high priority countries.

Directs the Administrator to maintain a webpage for information on U.S. water, sanitation, and hygiene foreign assistance programs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 42
All 42 Democratic 12 Republican 3
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Dec 17, 2012
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Dec 17, 2012
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Dec 17, 2012
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Dec 17, 2012
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 14, 2012
REHBERG, DENNY
· Jul 24, 2012
SHIMKUS, JOHN
· Jul 11, 2012
Paulsen, Erik
· Jun 27, 2012
Davis, Geoff
· Jun 26, 2012
REYES, SILVESTRE
· Jun 26, 2012
ROHRABACHER, DANA
· Jun 26, 2012
SENSENBRENNER, F.
· Jun 26, 2012
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 26, 2012
HERGER, WALLY
· Jun 21, 2012
Lance, Leonard
· Jun 21, 2012
MANZULLO, DONALD
· Jun 21, 2012
ROTHMAN, STEVEN
· Jun 21, 2012
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 18, 2012
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Apr 16, 2012
FILNER, BOB
· Apr 16, 2012
HINCHEY, MAURICE
· Mar 27, 2012
JACKSON, JESSE
· Mar 27, 2012
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 27, 2012
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
· Mar 27, 2012
TOWNS, EDOLPHUS
· Mar 27, 2012
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 21, 2012
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Mar 21, 2012
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Mar 21, 2012
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Mar 21, 2012
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 21, 2012
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 21, 2012
WOOLSEY, LYNN
· Mar 21, 2012
EMERSON, JO
· Jan 31, 2012
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jan 24, 2012
BERMAN, HOWARD
· Dec 14, 2011
BURTON, DAN
· Dec 14, 2011
Carnahan, Russ
· Dec 14, 2011
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Dec 14, 2011
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Dec 14, 2011
PAYNE, DONALD
· Dec 14, 2011
Poe, Ted
· Dec 14, 2011
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Dec 14, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3658: Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3658/
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