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US HR1721

US HR1721
Healthy H2O Act Healthy Drinking Water Affordability Act


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Introduced
03/22/2023
In Committee
04/25/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025

Introduced Session

118th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to establish a grant program to assist with the purchase, installation, and maintenance of point-of-entry and point-of-use drinking water quality improvement products, and for other purposes.

AI Summary

This bill, the Healthy Drinking Water Affordability Act or the Healthy H2O Act, aims to establish a grant program to assist eligible end users, such as homeowners, renters, and child-care facilities, with the purchase, installation, and maintenance of point-of-entry and point-of-use drinking water quality improvement products. The bill defines key terms like "eligible drinking water quality improvement product," "certified filter component," and "health contaminant," and outlines the eligible uses of the grants, which include the purchase, installation, and maintenance of these products, as well as water quality testing. The bill also requires the Secretary of Agriculture to administer the program, allocate funds, and submit annual reports to Congress on the program's progress and recommendations for improving access to grants and water quality improvement products and services.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Business and Industry

Sponsors (38)

Chellie Pingree (D)* Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),  Shontel Brown (D),  Yadira Caraveo (D),  Sean Casten (D),  Jim Costa (D),  Joe Courtney (D),  Angie Craig (D),  Jasmine Crockett (D),  Don Davis (D),  Brian Fitzpatrick (R),  Mike Gallagher (R),  Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez (D),  Josh Harder (D),  Jahana Hayes (D),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Derek Kilmer (D),  Ann Kuster (D),  Mike Lawler (R),  Mike Levin (D),  Doris Matsui (D),  Betty McCollum (D),  Jim McGovern (D),  Marc Molinaro (R),  Chris Pappas (D),  Dean Phillips (D),  John Rose (R),  David Rouzer (R),  Andrea Salinas (D),  Adam Schiff (D),  Elissa Slotkin (D),  Eric Sorensen (D),  Melanie Stansbury (D),  Haley Stevens (D),  Jill Tokuda (D),  David Valadao (R),  Derrick Van Orden (R),  Gabe Vasquez (D), 

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development. (on 04/25/2023)

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