3.0.0 2687 2022-11-01T04:17:44Z 2022-11-01T04:17:44Z Senate S 2019-10-23 116 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-10-23T21:44:02Z Low-Income Water Customer Assistance Programs Act of 2019 116 4832 HR 2019-10-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change. Identical bill CRS 2019-10-23 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2019-10-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD N W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2019-10-23 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2020-03-02 False Environmental Protection Congressional oversight Government studies and investigations Low- and moderate-income housing Poverty and welfare assistance Public utilities and utility rates Rural conditions and development Water quality Water use and supply Environmental Protection 00 2019-10-23 Introduced in Senate 2019-11-08T16:55:09Z Low-Income Water Customer Assistance Programs Act of 2019

This bill addresses the access of low-income households to drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater services.

Specifically, the bill establishes new pilot programs that award grants to help low-income households pay their drinking water, wastewater, or stormwater bills.

In addition, the Environmental Protection Agency must study the prevalence of low-income households that do not have access to

  • affordable, functional wastewater services that protect the health of individuals in the households;
  • affordable municipal stormwater services; or
  • affordable public drinking water services.
]]> Low-Income Water Customer Assistance Programs Act of 2019 Display Title Low-Income Water Customer Assistance Programs Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Low-Income Water Customer Assistance Programs Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish pilot programs to assist low-income households in maintaining access to sanitation services and drinking water, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2687is/xml/BILLS-116s2687is.xml 2019-10-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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.