IV 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 19 

Expressing concern regarding the prevalence of hexavalent chromium in 

drinking water in the United States. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 3, 2019 

Mr. AL GREEN of Texas submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 

the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing concern regarding the prevalence of hexavalent 

chromium in drinking water in the United States. 

Whereas hexavalent chromium, also referred to as chromium6, was found at elevated levels in the drinking water 

sources of over 200,000,000 Americans in all 50 States; 

Whereas in 2008, the National Toxicology Program found 

that ingestion of hexavalent chromium was shown to 

cause increased incidences of cancer in laboratory rats 

and mice; 

Whereas in 2010, the California Office of Environmental 

Health Hazard Assessment set a public health goal for 

hexavalent chromium of 0.02 parts per billion in drinking 

water; 


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Whereas in 2010, New Jersey’s Drinking Water Quality Institute drafted a health-based maximum contaminant 

level for hexavalent chromium of 0.07 parts per billion in 

drinking water; 

Whereas in 2016, the North Carolina Department of Health 

and Human Services established a health based screening 

level for hexavalent chromium of 0.07 parts per billion in 

drinking water; 

Whereas between 2014 and 2016, the levels of hexavalent 

chromium in test results collected by the Environmental 

Protection Agency for the zip code 77099 contained areas 

that exceeded 6.0 parts per billion based on analysis from 

the Environmental Working Group, one of the leading environmental research organizations in the United States; 

Whereas the Environmental Protection Agency is in the process of drafting a toxicological review of acceptable levels 

of hexavalent chromium found in drinking water; and 

Whereas all Americans deserve access to clean drinking 

water: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) recognizes the importance of protecting the 

3 American people from drinking water polluted with 

4 carcinogens; 

5 (2) encourages State and local governments to 

6 collaborate and set reasonable standards for hexava7 lent chromium in drinking water to ensure the safety 

8 of their constituents; 

9 (3) encourages the Environmental Protection 

10 Agency to complete their health review and establish 


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1 standards for hexavalent chromium found in drink2 ing water; 

3 (4) encourages consideration of a tax break for 

4 persons living in areas that exceed standards estab5 lished by the Environmental Protection Agency who 

6 purchase a filtration system to mitigate the effects 

7 of hexavalent chromium; and 

8 (5) encourages appropriate agencies at all levels 

9 of government to determine the causes of harmful 

10 levels of hexavalent chromium and take appropriate 

11 mitigation actions. 

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