Clean Drinking Water Equity Act

Bill: 117-hr-4284
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2021-06-30
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Environmental health

Government lending and loan guarantees

Poverty and welfare assistance

State and local finance

Water quality

Water use and supply
Latest action: action_date: 2021-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-06-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Clean Drinking Water Equity Act</b></p> <p>This bill revises the drinking water state revolving fund (SRF) program to increase the cap on the total amount of loan subsidies that states may give to assist disadvantaged communities. The drinking water SRF program is a financial assistance program to help water systems and states achieve the health protection objectives of the Safe Drinking Water Act.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4284 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 30, 2021 Mr. Ruiz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act with respect to assistance for disadvantaged communities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clean Drinking Water Equity Act . 2. Assistance for disadvantaged communities Section 1452(d)(2)(A) of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–12(d)(2)(A) ) is amended by striking 35 percent and inserting 40 percent .