HR 417
115th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer affairs
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Public utilities and utility rates
Water quality
Water use and supply
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the improvement of consumer confidence reports, and for other purposes.
Introduced: January 10, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 25, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Jan 10, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to revise regulations about consumer confidence reports in order to increase their effectiveness and understandability. Currently, each community water system must mail their customers an annual consumer confidence report that provides information about local drinking water quality.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1