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S 2884 114th Congress Senate

EPA Accountability in Flint Act

Official title: A bill to address the liability of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the lead contamination of the water supply of the City of Flint, Michigan.

Introduced: April 28, 2016 Introduced by: Cotton, Tom Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Civil actions and liabilityEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental assessment, monitoring, researchGovernment liability
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Hazardous wastes and toxic substancesMichiganWater qualityWater use and supply
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 28, 2016
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 Latest action April 28, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

EPA Accountability in Flint Act

This bill makes the Federal Tort Claims Act exemption inapplicable to any claim brought against the federal government relating to an act or omission of, exercise or performance of, or failure to exercise or perform a discretionary function or duty by, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) relating to the lead contamination of the drinking water of the city of Flint, Michigan, between April 1, 2014, and the date on which the EPA determines that the drinking water of the city complies with federal standards.

A civil action relating to the EPA's conduct in relation to such contamination must be commenced within 10 years after the cause of action accrues.

Any award against, or compromise settlement by, the government relating to the EPA's conduct in relation to such contamination shall be paid out of unobligated balances in the Environmental Programs And Management account.

The EPA shall work with any affected state or local government to implement a program for the long-term monitoring of the quality of Flint's drinking water in response to such contamination.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2884: EPA Accountability in Flint Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2884/
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"S. 2884: EPA Accountability in Flint Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2884/.
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S. 2884, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2884/.
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