HR 4832
116th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Low- and moderate-income housing
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public utilities and utility rates
Rural conditions and development
Water quality
Water use and supply
Low-Income Water Customer Assistance Programs Act of 2019
Introduced: October 23, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Oct 23, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Oct 23, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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.
Oct 23, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Low-Income Water Customer Assistance Programs Act of 2019
This bill addresses the access of low-income households to drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater services.
Specifically, the bill establishes new pilot programs that award grants to help low-income households pay their drinking water, wastewater, or stormwater bills.
In addition, the Environmental Protection Agency must study the prevalence of low-income households that do not have access to
- affordable, functional wastewater services that protect the health of individuals in the households;
- affordable municipal stormwater services; or
- affordable public drinking water services.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.