Tribal Access to Clean Water Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7632
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2022-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Appropriations
Department of Agriculture
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of the Interior
Executive agency funding and structure
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health programs administration and funding
Indian lands and resources rights
Indian social and development programs
Minority health
Rural conditions and development
Solid waste and recycling
State and local finance
Water quality
Water resources funding
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: 

Tribal Access to Clean Water Act of 2022

 
This bill provides funding for and expands access to water resources for Native communities (i.e., Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian communities).
 
First, the bill provides funding for the Indian Health Service to (1) provide essential sanitation facilities to community structures (e.g., schools, hospitals, and tribal offices) that were not previously considered eligible for such service; (2) provide technical assistance; and (3) operate and maintain water facilities that serve Native communities.
 
 Next, the bill provides funding for the Department of Agriculture to provide water and wastewater facility grants to eligible entities (e.g., Native communities) that have residents facing significant health risks due to inadequate water supply systems. The bill specifies that these funds shall not require any matching contribution.
 
In addition, the bill reauthorizes through FY2032 the Bureau of Reclamation's Rural Water Supply Program. Further, the bill provides funding for and establishes a grant program for tribal clean water access projects. It also provides funding for the Native American Affairs Technical Assistance Program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-12
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2022-05-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
action_date: 2022-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2022-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2022-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Agriculture, 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.
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Agriculture, 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.
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Agriculture, 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.
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-04-28
text: Introduced in House