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Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2018

Introduced: June 1, 2018 See on congress.gov
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May 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Apr 26, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Apr 25, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 25, 2018
Introduced in House
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Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2018

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish a Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Trust Fund; and (2) increase the corporate income tax rate to 24.5% to provide revenues for programs created by this bill.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Agriculture must allocate funds from the trust fund to clean water programs, drinking water programs, and water well systems.

The bill amends Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to authorize the EPA to make grants for providing technical assistance for water and sanitation infrastructure and drinking water systems to rural and small municipalities and tribal governments. The EPA must establish a grant program for repairing, replacing, or upgrading septic tanks and drainage fields.

The bill amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to make permanent a grant program for household water well systems in rural areas.

The bill revises requirements concerning the clean water state revolving fund (SRF) and the drinking water SRF.

The bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the EPA to make grants to local educational agencies for: (1) infrastructure to ensure that drinking water in schools is lead free, and (2) testing drinking water in schools for lead.

What's happening now May 22, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1673 Related bill Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 33
All 33 Democratic 32
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Oct 19, 2018
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Sep 25, 2018
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 31, 2018
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 26, 2018
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 24, 2018
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Chu, Judy
California · Jul 23, 2018
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 23, 2018
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Jun 1, 2018
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Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · May 23, 2018
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Apr 25, 2018
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Apr 25, 2018
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Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 25, 2018
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Apr 25, 2018
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Apr 25, 2018
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Huffman, Jared
California · Apr 25, 2018
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Apr 25, 2018
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 25, 2018
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Khanna, Ro
California · Apr 25, 2018
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 25, 2018
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 25, 2018
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 25, 2018
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Meng, Grace
New York · Apr 25, 2018
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Apr 25, 2018
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 25, 2018
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 25, 2018
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Apr 25, 2018
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Apr 25, 2018
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Apr 25, 2018
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 25, 2018
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Apr 25, 2018
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Apr 25, 2018
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Apr 25, 2018
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Apr 25, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5609: Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5609/
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