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S. 1371: Clean Renewable Water Supply Bond Act of 2009

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S. 1371: Clean Renewable Water Supply Bond Act of 2009

111th Congress · introduced 2009-06-25 · Taxation · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7088-7089)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2009-06-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7088-7089) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Clean Renewable Water Supply Bond Act of 2009

Plain summary

Clean Renewable Water Supply Bond Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the issuance of tax-exempt clean renewable water supply bonds to finance certain water supply technologies, including water recycling, desalination, and groundwater remediation. Establishes a national limitation on the amount of bonds designated as clean renewable water supply bonds for each year between 2009 and 2019.

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Official text

Clean Renewable Water Supply Bond Act of 2009

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] · 3 cosponsors

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Bond
A way to borrow money. A government sells bonds to raise money now and promises to pay it back with interest over time. Bonds repaid from taxes often need voter approval.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-s1371 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111