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Emergency Water is a Human Right Act

Introduced: April 17, 2020 Introduced by: Tlaib, Rashida Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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Apr 20, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Apr 17, 2020
Introduced in House
Apr 17, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
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Emergency Water is a Human Right Act

This bill creates a grant program, administered by the Department of Health and Human Services, to provide funds to states and Indian tribes to assist low-income households that pay a high proportion of household income for drinking water and wastewater services. Further, any entity receiving financial assistance under this grant program must ensure that no home energy service or public water system service is or remains disconnected or interrupted during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.

What's happening now April 20, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 4362 Related bill Emergency Water and Energy is a Human Right Act
  • HR 6379 Related bill Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 51
All 51 Democratic 40
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Apr 17, 2020
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Apr 17, 2020
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Apr 17, 2020
Bustos, Cheri
· Apr 17, 2020
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Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 17, 2020
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Apr 17, 2020
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Apr 17, 2020
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 17, 2020
CLAY, WM.
· Apr 17, 2020
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 17, 2020
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 17, 2020
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 17, 2020
Deutch, Theodore
· Apr 17, 2020
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Apr 17, 2020
DOYLE, MIKE
· Apr 17, 2020
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Apr 17, 2020
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Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Apr 17, 2020
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Apr 17, 2020
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Frankel, Lois
Florida · Apr 17, 2020
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Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Apr 17, 2020
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Apr 17, 2020
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Apr 17, 2020
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Apr 17, 2020
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 17, 2020
Kennedy, Joseph
· Apr 17, 2020
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Khanna, Ro
California · Apr 17, 2020
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Apr 17, 2020
Levin, Andy
· Apr 17, 2020
McEachin, A.
· Apr 17, 2020
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 17, 2020
McNerney, Jerry
· Apr 17, 2020
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Meng, Grace
New York · Apr 17, 2020
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Apr 17, 2020
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 17, 2020
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Apr 17, 2020
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Apr 17, 2020
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Apr 17, 2020
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Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Apr 17, 2020
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Apr 17, 2020
RYAN, TIM
· Apr 17, 2020
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Apr 17, 2020
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Apr 17, 2020
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 17, 2020
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Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Apr 17, 2020
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Apr 17, 2020
Speier, Jackie
· Apr 17, 2020
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Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · Apr 17, 2020
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Apr 17, 2020
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Apr 17, 2020
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Apr 17, 2020
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