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H.R. 6053 116th Congress House

Test Your Well Water Act

Official title: To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a household well water testing website, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 23, 2020 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Environmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental healthGovernment information and archivesWater qualityWater use and supply
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 2, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 2, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Test Your Well Water Act

This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a website that contains specified information relating to the testing of household well water, including a list of certified laboratories that analyze samples.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 535 PFAS Action Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2
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Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Sep 23, 2020
Delgado, Antonio
· Mar 2, 2020
Gallagher, Mike
· Mar 2, 2020
KIND, RON
· Mar 2, 2020
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Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Mar 2, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6053: Test Your Well Water Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6053/
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"H.R. 6053: Test Your Well Water Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6053/.
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H.R. 6053, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6053/.
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