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 re-
ferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined 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 chromium- 
6, 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 In-
stitute 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 en-
vironmental research organizations in the United States; 
Whereas the Environmental Protection Agency is in the proc-
ess 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 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the importance of protecting the 
American people from drinking water polluted with 
carcinogens; 
(2) encourages State and local governments to 
collaborate and set reasonable standards for hexava-
lent chromium in drinking water to ensure the safety 
of their constituents; 
(3) encourages the Environmental Protection 
Agency to complete their health review and establish 
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standards for hexavalent chromium found in drink-
ing water; 
(4) encourages consideration of a tax break for 
persons living in areas that exceed standards estab-
lished by the Environmental Protection Agency who 
purchase a filtration system to mitigate the effects 
of hexavalent chromium; and 
(5) encourages appropriate agencies at all levels 
of government to determine the causes of harmful 
levels of hexavalent chromium and take appropriate 
mitigation actions. 
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