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HR 4542 114th Congress House Environmental Protection Poverty and welfare assistance Solid waste and recycling Water quality Water use and supply

Low Income Sewer and Water Assistance Program Act of 2016

Introduced: February 11, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Feb 12, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Feb 11, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 11, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Low Income Sewer and Water Assistance Program Act of 2016

This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a pilot program that awards grants to at least 10 eligible entities for assisting low-income households maintain access to sanitation (water and sewer) services. In order to be eligible for grants, entities must be municipalities, or public entities that own or operate public water systems, that are affected by consent decrees related to compliance with standards under that Act.

What's happening now February 12, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 10, 2016
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 10, 2016
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 24, 2016
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Feb 11, 2016
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 11, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4542: Low Income Sewer and Water Assistance Program Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4542/
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"H.R. 4542: Low Income Sewer and Water Assistance Program Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4542/.
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H.R. 4542, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4542/.
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