Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
H.R. 2164
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Sponsor Name
Schakowsky
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Ill.
Issue
5
Volume
51
Update Issue
10
Update Volume
51
Congress Number
117
Congressional Record Number
167 Cong. Rec. H1619

would amend the SDWA to require testing of underground sources of drinking water in connection with hydraulic fracturing operations.

H.R. 5347
Update Type
Committee Action
Committee Name
Committee on Natural Resources
Committee Report
H. Rep. No. 116-671
Issue
2
Volume
51
Update Issue
1
Update Volume
51
Congress Number
116
Congressional Record Number
166 Cong. Rec. H7276

would require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant program to close gaps in access to safe drinking water in disadvantaged communities.

H.R. 7918
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Sponsor Name
Smith
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-N.J.
Issue
10
Volume
50
Update Issue
24
Update Volume
50
Congress Number
116
Congressional Record Number
166 Cong. Rec. H4213

would amend the SDWA with respect to replacement of lead service lines.

S. 3590
Update Type
Committee Action
Committee Name
Committee on Environment and Public Works
Committee Report
S. Rep. No. 116-284
Issue
7
Volume
50
Update Issue
15
Update Volume
50
Congress Number
116
Congressional Record Number
166 Cong. Rec. S2342

would amend the SDWA to reauthorize certain provisions.

S. 3621
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Environment and Public Works
Sponsor Name
Baldwin
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Wis.
Issue
7
Volume
50
Update Issue
14
Update Volume
50
Congress Number
116
Congressional Record Number
166 Cong. Rec. S2289

would amend the SDWA to remove limitations on the required use of American iron and steel products in projects carried out using state revolving loan funds.

S. 3590
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Environment and Public Works
Sponsor Name
Barrasso
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Wyo.
Issue
7
Volume
50
Update Issue
14
Update Volume
50
Congress Number
116
Congressional Record Number
166 Cong. Rec. S2215

would amend the SDWA to reauthorize certain provisions.

H.R. 6622
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Sponsor Name
McKinley
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-W. Va.
Issue
6
Volume
50
Update Issue
13
Update Volume
50
Congress Number
116
Congressional Record Number
166 Cong. Rec. H1960

would amend the SDWA to establish a grant program for improving operational sustainability of small public water systems.

Federalism's Blind Spots: The Crisis of Small Drinking Water Systems
Author
Madeline Kane
Author Bios (long)

Madeline Kane is a J.D. candidate, Harvard Law School, 2021; M.P.A., New York University, 2011.

Date
April 2020
Volume
50
Issue
4
Page
10310
Type
Articles
Summary

Drinking water contamination in Flint, Michigan, has garnered much-needed nationwide attention, but such contamination is neither isolated, nor a primarily urban problem. A hidden water crisis is straining thousands of smaller communities that share Flint’s risk factors—shrinking populations, social marginalization, and deficient funds. This Article posits that the Safe Drinking Water Act’s increasingly decentralized monitoring and funding scheme has drained communities of the capacity to deliver safe water. It examines the federal government's deliberate and inadvertent blindness to small systems' needs, which has left them in disrepair and unable to access assistance. Finally, it proposes a series of solutions to restore small systems’ viability and visibility, including (1) smart pricing, (2) renewed federal investment, (3) capacity development, (4) consolidation, (5) community engagement, and (6) enforcement.

S. 3480
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Environment and Public Works
Sponsor Name
Shaheen
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-N.H.
Issue
5
Volume
50
Update Issue
9
Update Volume
50
Congress Number
116
Congressional Record Number
166 Cong. Rec. S1741

would amend the SDWA and the FWPCA to authorize additional assistance to address pollution from perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalklyl substances and other emerging contaminants.

S. 3062
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Environment and Public Work
Sponsor Name
Casey
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Penn.
Issue
2
Volume
50
Update Issue
1
Update Volume
50
Congress Number
116
Congressional Record Number
165 Cong. Rec. S7113

would amend the SDWA to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic fracturing.

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