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Emergency Water and Energy is a Human Right Act

Introduced: July 29, 2020 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 29, 2020
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Emergency Water and Energy 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.

Specifically, states and Indian tribes must provide payments to owners and operators of public water systems and wastewater treatment works to reduce rates charged to low-income households. Owners and operators must also conduct outreach activities to ensure that households are aware of the available rate reduction assistance.

Further, any entity receiving financial assistance under this grant program must ensure that no home energy service, public water system service, or wastewater treatment works is or remains disconnected or interrupted during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency because of nonpayment.

What's happening now July 29, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 10 Independent 1
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Aug 6, 2020
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Aug 3, 2020
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Aug 3, 2020
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jul 29, 2020
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jul 29, 2020
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jul 29, 2020
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 29, 2020
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jul 29, 2020
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Jul 29, 2020
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jul 29, 2020
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jul 29, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4362: Emergency Water and Energy is a Human Right Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4362/
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