HR 7258
116th Congress
House
Emergency Management
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Public contracts and procurement
Public utilities and utility rates
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Water resources funding
Water use and supply
Water for Public Health Act
Introduced: June 18, 2020
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 19, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Jun 18, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jun 18, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Water for Public Health Act
This bill authorizes Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assistance during a public health emergency to include efforts to provide individuals with access to potable water and basic sanitation.
Specifically, FEMA may, during an emergency period, provide every individual access to potable water and basic sanitation through the use of federal agencies. It may also make grants to carry out such efforts, including
- installation of mobile water stations and hand washing facilities,
- distribution or delivery of emergency bottled water and personal and home sanitization products,
- reconnection of water utility service, and
- moratorium on water utility shutoffs.
FEMA may reimburse state, local, or tribal governments that provided such services.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Committees of jurisdiction
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