HR 616 United States House · 117th Congress

Emergency Water is a Human Right Act

Summary

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.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

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Introduced Jan 28, 2021 Last action Feb 2, 2021

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Committee

Feb 2, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

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Jan 28, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Jan 28, 2021

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Introduced in House

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1 primary · 115 co-sponsors