US Congress House Bill 243 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-4)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2015 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop and publish within 90 days a health advisory including recommendations on: (1) the level of microcystins (toxins produced by freshwater cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae) in drinking water that is safe for human consumption; (2) feasible treatment techniques and other means for achieving a safe level; and (3) standardized procedures for testing for microcystins in drinking water. Until the EPA makes a determination on whether to regulate microcystins in drinking water, it must report on: (1) the status of the determination, (2) the steps taken by the EPA to promote testing of drinking water for microcystins in areas that have been affected by harmful algal blooms, and (3) an analysis of available treatment techniques and other means for addressing microcystins in drinking water. The EPA must submit the report within 120 days and every year thereafter.

Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2015

Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. Candice Miller [R-MI]
Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Dan Benishek [R-MI]	Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]
Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
2015-01-09	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2015-01-09	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/243/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr243/BILLS-114hr243ih.pdf