S 3893
117th Congress
Senate
Environmental Protection
WASH Sector Development Act of 2022
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 22, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mar 22, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Sector Development Act of 2022 or the WASH Sector Development Act of 2022
This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish the Water and Sanitation Needs Working Group to measure and report on the number and approximate geographic distribution of households that do not have access to drinking water infrastructure or a means for the safe collection and disposal of wastewater. The EPA must also establish a program under which it awards grants to nonprofit organizations for assisting such households.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committees of jurisdiction
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