S 519
115th Congress
Senate
Environmental Protection
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Water quality
A bill to amend the Safe Water Drinking Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish maximum contaminant levels for certain contaminants, and for other purposes.
Introduced: March 2, 2017
Introduced by:
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
Democratic
· New York
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 2, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mar 2, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to direct the Environmental Protection Agency, within two years, to publish maximum contaminant level goals and promulgate national primary drinking water regulations for perfluorooctanoic acid; perfluorooctanesulfonic acid; 1,4-dioxane; and perchlorate.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committees of jurisdiction
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