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HR 5439 113th Congress House

Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2014

Official title: To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a health advisory and submit reports with respect to Microcystins in drinking water.

Introduced: September 10, 2014 Introduced by: Kaptur, Marcy Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental health
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Sep 12, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
Sep 10, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 10, 2014
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1376-1377)
Sep 10, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 12, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2014 - Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop and publish within 90 days a health advisory including recommendations on: (1) the level of microcystins (toxins produced by freshwater cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae) in drinking water that is safe for human consumption; (2) feasible treatment techniques and other means for achieving a safe level; and (3) standardized procedures for testing for microcystins in drinking water.

Directs the EPA, until it makes a determination on whether to regulate microcystins in drinking water, to report within 120 days and every year thereafter on: (1) the status of the determination, (2) the steps taken by the EPA to promote testing of drinking water for microcystins in areas that have been affected by harmful algal blooms, and (3) an analysis of available treatment techniques and other means for addressing microcystins in drinking water.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2785 Related bill Safe and Secure Drinking Water Protection Act of 2014
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 4 Republican 1
Fudge, Marcia
· Nov 14, 2014
LEVIN, SANDER
· Nov 14, 2014
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Sep 18, 2014
Maffei, Daniel
· Sep 18, 2014
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Sep 18, 2014
Miller, Candice
· Sep 17, 2014
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Sep 17, 2014
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
· Sep 17, 2014
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Sep 15, 2014
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 15, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5439: Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5439/
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