Hearing: “The CLEAN Future Act and Drinking Water: Legislation to Ensure Drinking Water is Safe and Clean”

Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change (Committee on Energy and Commerce)

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Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Text of Legislation

• H.R. 1512, the "Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation's Future Act" [PDF]
• H.R. 616, the “Emergency Water is a Human Right Act” [PDF]
• H.R. 3238, the “Colonia Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2021” [PDF]
• H.R. 3267, the “Protect Drinking Water from PFAS Act of 2021” [PDF]
• H.R. 3282, the “Drinking Water Funding for the Future Act of 2021” [PDF]
• H.R. 3286, the “Emergency Order Assurance, Safety, and Inspection of water Systems Act” or the “Emergency OASIS Act” [PDF]
• H.R. 3291, the “Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2021” [PDF]
• H.R. 3300, the “Get the Lead Out Act” [PDF]
• H.R. 3293, the “Low-Income Water Customer Assistance Programs Act of 2021” [PDF]
• H.R. 3292, the “Water Debt Relief Act of 2021” [PDF]

Support Documents

• Hearing Notice [PDF]
• Briefing Memo [PDF] Added 05/21/2021 at 04:46 PM
• Document for the Record - Report from Environment America Research and Policy Center and U.S. PIRG Education Fund entitled, “Get the Lead Out: Ensuring Safe Drinking Water for Our Children at School” [PDF] Added 05/25/2021 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - Blog Post from Environment America Research and Policy Center entitled, “No more pipe dreams: EPA must order removal of all lead service lines” [PDF] Added 05/25/2021 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - Letter from 62 organizations to Former Assistant Administrator Ross, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Revisions to Lead and Copper National Primary Drinking Water Regulations [PDF] Added 05/25/2021 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - Letter from the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies and the National Association of Clean Water Agencies in support of H.R. 3293, the “Low-Income Water Customer Assistance Programs Act of 2021” [PDF] Added 05/25/2021 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - Report from the New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund entitled, “5 Is the New 15: A Case for Reducing the Action Level for Lead in New York State’s Public School Drinking Water Program from 15 parts per billion to 5 ppb” [PDF] Added 05/25/2021 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - Letter from the American Water Works Association, Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies, National Association of Water Companies, and the National Rural Water Association [PDF] Added 05/25/2021 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - Letter from the U.S. Water Alliance in support of H.R. 3293, the “Low-Income Water Customer Assistance Programs Act of 2021” [PDF] Added 05/25/2021 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - Letter from the American Society of Civil Engineers in support of H.R. 3293, the “Low-Income Water Customer Assistance Programs Act of 2021” [PDF] Added 05/25/2021 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - Letter from the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative’s Mayors Commission on Water Equity in support of H.R. 3293, the “Low-Income Water Customer Assistance Programs Act of 2021” [PDF] Added 05/25/2021 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - Letter from the Water Equity and Climate Resilience Caucus in support of H.R. 3293, the “Low-Income Water Customer Assistance Programs Act of 2021” [PDF] Added 05/25/2021 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - Letter from Green Latinos in support of H.R. 3293, the “Low-Income Water Customer Assistance Programs Act of 2021” [PDF] Added 05/25/2021 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - Letter from the Water Design-Build Council [PDF] Added 05/25/2021 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - Fact Sheet from the American Exploration and Production Council on H.R. 1512, the “CLEAN Future Act” [PDF] Added 05/25/2021 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - Fact Sheet from the American Exploration and Production Council on the “Safe Drinking Water Act” [PDF] Added 05/25/2021 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - Article from Chemical and Engineering News entitled, “There’s no need to control PFAS as a class, industry scientists say” [PDF] Added 05/25/2021 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - Letter from the Independent Petroleum Association of America [PDF] Added 05/25/2021 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - Letter from the Ground Water Protection Council [PDF] Added 05/25/2021 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - Letter from the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission [PDF] Added 05/25/2021 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - Resolution from the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission entitled, “Urging the Federal Government to Work with States in the Spirit of Cooperative Federalism During Review of the Federal Fossil Fuel Program" [PDF] Added 05/25/2021 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - Resolution from the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission entitled, “Pertaining to the CLEAN Future Act and Any Substantially Similar Legislation or Policies” [PDF] Added 05/25/2021 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - Article from Americans for Tax Reform entitled, “CLEAN Future Act Lays Groundwork for Backdoor Ban” [PDF] Added 05/25/2021 at 03:54 PM

Member Statements

• Document for the Record - Statement from Rep. Escobar [PDF] Added 05/25/2021 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - Statement from Rep. Tlaib [PDF] Added 05/25/2021 at 03:54 PM
• Opening Statement - Full Committee Chairman Pallone [PDF] Added 05/25/2021 at 03:54 PM
• Opening Statement - Subcommittee Ranking Member McKinley [PDF] Added 05/25/2021 at 04:59 PM
• Opening Statement - Full Committee Ranking Member McMorris Rodgers [PDF] Added 05/25/2021 at 04:59 PM
• Opening Statement - Subcommittee Chairman Tonko [PDF] Added 05/27/2021 at 01:02 PM

Hearing Record

• Member Attendance [PDF] Added 05/25/2021 at 03:54 PM
• Preliminary Transcript [PDF] Added 05/27/2021 at 11:21 AM

First Published: May 18, 2021 at 06:33 PM
Last Updated: August 5, 2021 at 01:01 PM