3.0.0 5673 2023-01-11T13:33:27Z 2023-01-11T13:33:27Z House HR 2016-07-07 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 109 (Thursday, July 7, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KILDEE:H.R. 5673Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H4549]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2016-07-08T13:17:59Z Referred to 2016-07-07T14:02:05Z Lead in Drinking Water Disaster Act of 2016 114 2674 S 2016-03-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1464-1465) Related bill CRS True LEADership Act of 2016 114 2821 S 2016-04-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2016-07-08 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2016-07-07 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2016-07-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-07-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000380 Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5] Daniel Kildee D MI T. 5 N B001286 Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] Cheri Bustos D IL 17 2016-07-07 True Emergency Management Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Homeland Security Disaster relief and insurance Environmental health Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Water quality Water use and supply Emergency Management 00 2016-07-07 Introduced in House 2016-10-13T18:27:20Z Drinking Water Disaster Act of 2016

This bill authorizes the President, upon request of a governor of a state, to declare that a major disaster exists as a result of contamination of drinking water from a public water system. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must promulgate regulations to carry out such authority within 60 days of this bill's enactment.

In the case of such a declared major disaster, the federal coordinating officer appointed under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act shall ensure that the coordination of administration of relief required under such Act includes coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Protection Agency, and any other relevant agency.

]]> Drinking Water Disaster Act of 2016 Display Title Drinking Water Disaster Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To authorize the President to provide major disaster assistance for contamination of drinking water from public water systems. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Drinking Water Disaster Act of 2016 Introduced in House 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5673ih/xml/BILLS-114hr5673ih.xml 2016-07-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.