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HRES 147 115th Congress House Environmental Protection Cancer Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Metals State and local government operations Water quality Water use and supply

Expressing concern regarding the prevalence of hexavalent chromium in drinking water in the United States.

Introduced: February 17, 2017 Introduced by: Green, Al Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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Feb 24, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 17, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Feb 17, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes the importance of protecting the American people from drinking water polluted with carcinogens.

Urges state and local governments and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set standards for hexavalent chromium in drinking water. Encourages the consideration of a tax break for purchase of a filtration system to mitigate the effects of hexavalent chromium.

Urges government agencies to determine the causes of harmful levels of hexavalent chromium and take appropriate mitigation actions.

What's happening now February 24, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Sep 5, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 147: Expressing concern regarding the prevalence of hexavalent chromium in drinking water in the United States.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-147/
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"H. Res. 147: Expressing concern regarding the prevalence of hexavalent chromium in drinking water in the United States.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-147/.
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H. Res. 147, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-147/.
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