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Emergency Assistance for Rural Water Systems Act

Introduced: August 7, 2020 Introduced by: Rouzer, David Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
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Became law
Sep 11, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Aug 7, 2020
Introduced in House
Aug 7, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Emergency Assistance for Rural Water Systems Act

This bill allows, and provides funds for, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide grants and loans, as well as loan forgiveness, modification, and refinancing, to rural water or waste disposal facilities. Specifically, USDA may provide such assistance for purposes of ensuring public health, safety, and order and to address financial hardships, in particular those due to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.

What's happening now September 11, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4633 Related bill Emergency Assistance for Rural Water Systems Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Kelly, Trent
Mississippi · Sep 30, 2020
Conaway, K.
· Aug 18, 2020
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Aug 18, 2020
Vela, Filemon
· Aug 7, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7985: Emergency Assistance for Rural Water Systems Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7985/
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"H.R. 7985: Emergency Assistance for Rural Water Systems Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7985/.
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H.R. 7985, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7985/.
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