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HR 1653 115th Congress House

Drinking Water Affordability Act

Official title: To amend certain provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 21, 2017 Introduced by: Latta, Robert E. Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory procedures
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Mar 24, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Mar 21, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 21, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 24, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Drinking Water Affordability Act

This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to revise requirements concerning national primary drinking water regulations, including by:

  • removing a requirement that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) maintain, or provide greater, protection of human health when revising those regulations;
  • extending the repayment schedule for loans from the drinking water state revolving funds (SRFs);
  • authorizing states to protect public drinking water source areas;
  • removing federal reporting requirements if state or local requirements are not less stringent than federal requirements; and
  • requiring the EPA to conduct a review on best practices for streamlining the application process for public water systems to receive loans or loan guarantees from an SRF as well as best practices for administering SRFs efficiently.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1653: Drinking Water Affordability Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1653/
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"H.R. 1653: Drinking Water Affordability Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1653/.
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H.R. 1653, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1653/.
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