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Emergency Water is a Human Right Act

Introduced: January 28, 2021 Introduced by: Tlaib, Rashida Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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Feb 2, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Jan 28, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced in House
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Emergency Water 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. Further, any entity receiving financial assistance under this grant program must ensure that no home energy service or public water system service is or remains disconnected or interrupted during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.

What's happening now February 2, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 102
All 102 Democratic 80
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Jacobs, Sara
California · Dec 21, 2022
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Brown, Shontel M.
Ohio · Mar 7, 2022
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 3, 2022
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Feb 1, 2022
 D
Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Feb 1, 2022
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jan 11, 2022
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Dec 23, 2021
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Dec 23, 2021
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Dec 23, 2021
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Dec 23, 2021
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Dec 23, 2021
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Dec 23, 2021
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Dec 14, 2021
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Dec 14, 2021
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Dec 7, 2021
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Dec 1, 2021
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Nov 19, 2021
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Sep 22, 2021
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Sep 3, 2021
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Sep 3, 2021
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Sep 3, 2021
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Aug 24, 2021
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Aug 24, 2021
Kahele, Kaiali'i
· Jul 21, 2021
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jul 19, 2021
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jul 6, 2021
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 16, 2021
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jun 11, 2021
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jun 11, 2021
Cartwright, Matt
· Apr 26, 2021
McEachin, A.
· Mar 8, 2021
RUSH, BOBBY
· Mar 8, 2021
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Feb 23, 2021
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Feb 23, 2021
 D
Leger Fernandez, Teresa
New Mexico · Feb 11, 2021
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 11, 2021
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Feb 3, 2021
Rice, Kathleen
· Feb 3, 2021
 D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Feb 3, 2021
Axne, Cynthia
· Jan 28, 2021
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jan 28, 2021
Bass, Karen
· Jan 28, 2021
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jan 28, 2021
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jan 28, 2021
Bush, Cori
· Jan 28, 2021
Bustos, Cheri
· Jan 28, 2021
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jan 28, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 616: Emergency Water is a Human Right Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-616/
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