HR 5907 · 117th Congress · Agriculture and Food

Water Infrastructure for Rural and Impoverished Communities Act

Introduced 2021-11-05· Sponsored by Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
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Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.(2021-11-30)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Water Infrastructure for Rural and Impoverished Communities Act This bill makes rural communities with up to 30,000 residents eligible to apply, under certain conditions, for grants and loans for water and waste disposal infrastructure. (Current law limits eligibility to communities with 10,000 or fewer residents.) In making the grants and loans, the Department of Agriculture must prioritize communities in counties where at least 20% of the population has persistently lived in poverty.…

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