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H.R. 939 115th Congress House

Buy America for Drinking Water Extension Act of 2017

Official title: To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to extend and expand the provision requiring the use of iron and steel products that are produced in the United States in … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to extend and expand the provision requiring the use of iron and steel products that are produced in the United States in projects funded through a State drinking water treatment revolving loan fund.

Introduced: February 7, 2017 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Buy American requirementsGovernment lending and loan guaranteesMetalsPublic contracts and procurement
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 10, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Feb 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 7, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 10, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Buy America for Drinking Water Extension Act of 2017

This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to permanently extend a requirement that water system projects financed through a drinking water state revolving fund program only use iron and steel products that are produced in the United States, unless the Environmental Protection Agency grants a waiver from the requirement.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 904 Buy American Improvement Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 12 Republican 2
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Bost, Mike
Illinois · Sep 6, 2018
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Apr 26, 2017
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Apr 26, 2017
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Feb 13, 2017
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Feb 7, 2017
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Feb 7, 2017
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Feb 7, 2017
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Feb 7, 2017
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 7, 2017
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 7, 2017
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Feb 7, 2017
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 7, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 7, 2017
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 7, 2017
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 7, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 939: Buy America for Drinking Water Extension Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-939/
MLA
"H.R. 939: Buy America for Drinking Water Extension Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-939/.
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H.R. 939, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-939/.
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