Water Access Act

Bill: 118-hr-5793
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
Introduced: 2023-09-28
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Latest action: action_date: 2023-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-09-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Water Access Act</b></p> <p>This bill provides FY2024 appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services for the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program. The program provides grants to assist low-income households with water and wastewater bills. </p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5793 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2023 Mrs. Dingell (for herself, Ms. Tlaib , and Ms. Blunt Rochester ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL To appropriate $500 million to the low-income household water assistance program under section 2912 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Water Access Act . 2. Appropriation for LIHWAP There is appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for fiscal year 2024, $500,000,000 for the low-income household water assistance program under section 2912 of subtitle K of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ( 15 U.S.C. 9058b ).