HR 6552 · 116th Congress · Water Resources Development

Emergency Water is a Human Right Act

Introduced 2020-04-17· Sponsored by Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.(2020-04-20)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Emergency Water is a Human Right Act This bill creates a grant program, administered by the Department of Health and Human Services, to provide funds to states and Indian tribes to assist low-income households that pay a high proportion of household income for drinking water and wastewater services. Further, any entity receiving financial assistance under this grant program must ensure that no home energy service or public water system service is or remains disconnected or interrupted during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats