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HR 4805 117th Congress House

Safe School Drinking Water Act

Official title: To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to make grants to States to assist local educational agencies in volu… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to make grants to States to assist local educational agencies in voluntary installation and maintenance of filtration stations at schools and child care programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 29, 2021 Introduced by: Clarke, Yvette D. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Child care and developmentChild healthEducation programs fundingEducational facilities and institutions
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Elementary and secondary educationHazardous wastes and toxic substancesWater qualityWater use and supply
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 30, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Jul 29, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 29, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 30, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safe School Drinking Water Act

This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to award grants to assist local educational agencies in installing and maintaining filtration stations (e.g., drinking fountains) at schools and child care programs.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3291 Related bill Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2021
  • HR 3684 Related bill Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 12
McEachin, A.
· Jun 13, 2022
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Sep 24, 2021
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Aug 13, 2021
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jul 30, 2021
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jul 30, 2021
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jul 29, 2021
Blumenauer, Earl
· Jul 29, 2021
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jul 29, 2021
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jul 29, 2021
Lee, Barbara
· Jul 29, 2021
Lowenthal, Alan
· Jul 29, 2021
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Jul 29, 2021
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jul 29, 2021
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 29, 2021
Newman, Marie
· Jul 29, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 29, 2021
Payne, Donald
· Jul 29, 2021
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 29, 2021
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 29, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4805: Safe School Drinking Water Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4805/
MLA
"H.R. 4805: Safe School Drinking Water Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4805/.
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H.R. 4805, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4805/.
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