119th Congress Environmental Protection
H.R. 3427: Water Resources Technical Assistance Review Act
Passed House
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (completed)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the technical assistance authority, initiatives, and programs of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that are related to clean water infrastructure.
Among other things, the review must include
- a description of the covered technical assistance available to states, tribes, local governments, and nongovernmental organizations, including activities and actions carried out during the previous five years;
- a comprehensive review of how the EPA Water Technical Assistance (WaterTA) initiative identifies, selects, and partners with technical assistance providers to support communities; and
- an assessment of the needs of economically distressed communities eligible to receive assistance under an EPA clean water infrastructure program that are not addressed through covered technical assistance.
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GAO must submit a report to Congress on the review, which must include any recommendations to improve covered technical assistance. Further, the EPA must submit a compliance plan to Congress annually for five years on any actions taken by the EPA to comply with GAO's recommendations.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Shomari Figures D-AL
- Laura Gillen D-NY
Who scored on this bill
- 1David Taylor SponsorIntroduced, drew cross-party cosponsors, marked up, reported, passed House5 events+68
- 2Shomari FiguresCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Laura GillenCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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History
- Passed the House by voice vote.
- Introduced in the House by David Taylor.
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- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-275.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 231.
- Mr. Taylor moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4277)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3427.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4277: 1)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4277)
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 61 - 3.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.