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H.R. 1068 115th Congress House

Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 2017

Official title: To enable needed drinking water standards, reduce lead in drinking water, plan for and address threats from climate change, terrorism, and source water contami… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To enable needed drinking water standards, reduce lead in drinking water, plan for and address threats from climate change, terrorism, and source water contamination, invest in drinking water infrastructure, increase compliance with drinking water standards, foster greater community right to know about drinking water quality, and promote technological solutions for drinking water challenges.

Introduced: February 15, 2017 Introduced by: Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Feb 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Feb 15, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 15, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 17, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 2016

This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to revise regulations for drinking water contaminants, including by:

  • requiring the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to determine whether or not to regulate no fewer than 10 contaminants every 3 years (current law requires 5 contaminants every 5 years);
  • revising the process and requirements for setting maximum containment levels in national primary drinking water regulations;
  • directing the EPA to revise national primary drinking water regulations for lead and copper;
  • setting deadlines for the EPA to publish maximum contaminant level goals and promulgate national drinking water regulations for perchlorate, perfluorinated compounds, and microcystin (algal) toxin;
  • establishing grant programs for reducing lead in drinking water in schools;
  • requiring community water systems to assess their vulnerabilities to contamination, including vulnerabilities from climate change or sabotage, and develop plans for addressing those vulnerabilities;
  • establishing the Drinking Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Program, under which the EPA may award grants for community water systems to increase their resiliency to those threats;
  • removing a regulatory exemption for hydraulic fracturing;
  • requiring the EPA to develop a strategic plan for assessing and managing the risks of drought to drinking water provided by public water systems;
  • revising requirements for the drinking water state revolving fund (SRF);
  • creating a process for consolidating water systems that repeatedly fail to comply with drinking water standards;
  • requiring the EPA to create an inventory of data about drinking water violations;
  • directing the EPA to revise regulations for consumer confidence reports;
  • establishing research grants for monitoring technology; and
  • requiring the EPA to study the presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in drinking water sources.

The bill reauthorizes specified programs under the Act, including reauthorizing through FY2022 the SRF.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Feb 15, 2017
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Feb 15, 2017
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 15, 2017
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Feb 15, 2017
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Feb 15, 2017
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Feb 15, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1068: Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1068/
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