S 1604
116th Congress
Senate
Environmental Protection
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
State and local government operations
Water quality
Local Water Protection Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 22, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
May 22, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Local Water Protection Act
This bill extends programs within the Environmental Protection Agency that award grants to states for managing nonpoint source water pollution or protecting groundwater quality. Water pollution from nonpoint sources is caused by precipitation picking up pollution as it moves over or through the ground.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committees of jurisdiction
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