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HR 417 115th Congress House

To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the improvement of consumer confidence reports, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 10, 2017 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory proceduresConsumer affairsEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory procedures
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This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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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
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 Latest action January 25, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3206 Related bill Consumer Confidence Reports for Tomorrow Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 27, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 417: To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the improvement of consumer confidence reports, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-417/
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"H.R. 417: To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the improvement of consumer confidence reports, and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-417/.
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H.R. 417, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-417/.
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[H.R. 417: To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the improvement of consumer confidence reports, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-417/)
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