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Introduced
04/17/2020
04/17/2020
In Committee
04/20/2020
04/20/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
To prohibit water shutoffs during the COVID-19 emergency period, provide drinking and waste water assistance to households, and for other purposes. 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.
AI Summary
This bill, the Emergency Water is a Human Right Act, aims to prohibit water shutoffs during the COVID-19 emergency period and provide drinking water and wastewater assistance to low-income households. The bill creates a grant program, administered by the Department of Health and Human Services, to provide funds to states and Indian tribes to assist households that pay a high proportion of their income on these services. The bill also requires any entity receiving financial assistance under this program to ensure that no home energy or public water system service is disconnected or interrupted during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Business and Industry
Sponsors (69)
Rashida Tlaib (D)*,
Alma Adams (D),
Nanette Barragán (D),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Suzanne Bonamici (D),
Cheri Bustos (D),
Tony Cárdenas (D),
André Carson (D),
Kathy Castor (D),
David Cicilline (D),
Katherine Clark (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Lacy Clay (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Gerry Connolly (D),
Danny Davis (D),
Diana DeGette (D),
Theodore Deutch (D),
Debbie Dingell (D),
Michael Doyle (D),
Eliot Engel (D),
Veronica Escobar (D),
Adriano Espaillat (D),
Lois Frankel (D),
Sylvia Garcia (D),
Chuy García (D),
Debra Haaland (D),
Alcee Hastings (D),
Jahana Hayes (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
Marcy Kaptur (D),
Joseph Kennedy (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Dan Kildee (D),
Ann Kuster (D),
John Larson (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Andy Levin (D),
Carolyn Maloney (D),
Donald McEachin (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Jerry McNerney (D),
Grace Meng (D),
Joe Neguse (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Ayanna Pressley (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Harley Rouda (D),
Bobby Rush (D),
Tim Ryan (D),
Linda Sánchez (D),
Mary Gay Scanlon (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Donna Shalala (D),
Elissa Slotkin (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Abigail Spanberger (D),
Jackie Speier (D),
Haley Stevens (D),
Tom Suozzi (D),
David Trone (D),
Nydia Velázquez (D),
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Susan Wild (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (on 04/20/2020)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6552/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6552/BILLS-116hr6552ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6552/BILLS-116hr6552ih.pdf.pdf |
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