Buy America for Drinking Water Extension Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5193
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]
Introduced: 2019-11-20
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Buy American requirements

Government lending and loan guarantees

Metals

Public contracts and procurement

State and local finance

Water quality

Water storage

Water use and supply
Latest action: action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-11-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Buy America for Drinking Water Extension Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill makes permanent a requirement that projects financed through a drinking water state revolving fund program only use iron and steel products that are produced in the United States, unless the Environmental Protection Agency grants a waiver from the requirement. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5193 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 20, 2019 Mrs. Bustos (for herself, Mr. McKinley , Ms. McCollum , Mr. Foster , Mr. Cicilline , Ms. Meng , Ms. Moore , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Garamendi , Ms. Brownley of California , Mr. Pocan , and Mr. Ryan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to extend and expand the provision requiring the use of iron and steel products that are produced in the United States in projects funded through a State drinking water treatment revolving loan fund.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Buy America for Drinking Water Extension Act of 2019 . 2. Requirement for use of American materials Subparagraph (A) of section 1452(a)(4) of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–12(a)(4) ) is amended to read as follows: (A) In general Funds made available from a State drinking water treatment revolving loan fund established under this section may not be used for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of collection, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities, including publicly and privately owned pipes or other constructed conveyances, unless all of the iron and steel products used in the project are produced in the United States. .