Bill
Description
Sponsor
Status
H.R. 7575 (Water Resources Development Act)
Authorize construction at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam to stop spread of invasive species (with federal share at 80 percent); require U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to identify and report on PFAS- contaminated facilities; support Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund; urge completion of Great Lakes Resiliency Study; carry out harmful algal bloom demonstration program in Great Lakes; among other provisions Increase funding for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (to $335 million); provide $1 billion for program to reduce lead in drinking water; increase grants for managing sewer overflow and stormwater reuse; provide emergency supplemental funding for clean water and drinking water revolving funds; among many other provisions Boost funding for Soo Locks and othe navigation projects, include language that allows Brandon Road Lock and Dam project to better compete for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers funding, provide funding for harmful algal bloom research; among many other provisions
U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (Oregon)
Passed by House
H.R. 7608 (State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act) H.R. 7617 (Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act)
U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey (New York)
Passed by House
U.S. Rep. Peter Visclosky (Indiana)
Passed by House
H. Res. 19
Recognize importance of protecting people from drinking water polluted with carcinogens, such as hexavalent chromium
U.S. Rep. Al Green (Texas)
Referred to Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee
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