3.0.0 1653 2023-01-11T13:35:34Z 2023-01-11T13:35:34Z House HR 2017-03-21 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 21, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LATTA:H.R. 1653.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by this Constitution in the Government of theUnited States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.[Page H2288]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif18 Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2017-03-24T13:11:30Z Referred to 2017-03-21T14:00:32Z 2017-03-24 hsif18 Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. Committee 2017-03-21 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2017-03-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-03-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000566 Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] Robert Latta R OH E. 5 N M001180 Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] David McKinley R WV B. 1 2017-03-21 True Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental regulatory procedures Government lending and loan guarantees Government studies and investigations State and local finance Water quality Water use and supply Environmental Protection 00 2017-03-21 Introduced in House 2017-05-03T18:17:51Z Drinking Water Affordability Act

This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to revise requirements concerning national primary drinking water regulations, including by:

  • removing a requirement that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) maintain, or provide greater, protection of human health when revising those regulations;
  • extending the repayment schedule for loans from the drinking water state revolving funds (SRFs);
  • authorizing states to protect public drinking water source areas;
  • removing federal reporting requirements if state or local requirements are not less stringent than federal requirements; and
  • requiring the EPA to conduct a review on best practices for streamlining the application process for public water systems to receive loans or loan guarantees from an SRF as well as best practices for administering SRFs efficiently.
]]> Drinking Water Affordability Act Display Title Drinking Water Affordability Act Official Title as Introduced To amend certain provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Drinking Water Affordability Act Introduced in House 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1653ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1653ih.xml 2017-03-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on 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.