S 755
117th Congress
Senate
Environmental Protection
Appropriations
Atmospheric science and weather
Disaster relief and insurance
Economic development
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Water resources funding
Water use and supply
Emergency Water Infrastructure Improvements Act of 2021
Introduced: March 16, 2021
Introduced by:
Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Republican
· Mississippi
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 16, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mar 16, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Emergency Water Infrastructure Improvements Act of 2021
This bill provides financial support for water infrastructure.
Specifically, the bill provides appropriations to the Environmental Protection Agency for grants under the drinking water state revolving fund program to address contaminants in drinking water, which may include the repair and replacement of water distribution system components.
Additionally, the bill directs the Department of Commerce to provide a specified amount of funding to address contaminants in drinking water from unobligated amounts of certain funds provided for economic development assistance programs.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committees of jurisdiction
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