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H.R. 3658: Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2012

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H.R. 3658: Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2012

112th Congress · introduced 2011-12-14 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-12-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2012

Plain summary

Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2012 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct: (1) the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to designate a Global Water Coordinator to coordinate and oversee water, sanitation, and hygiene assistance, and (2) the Secretary of State to designate a Special Advisor for Water Resources to coordinate and oversee policy relating to water and sanitation assistance. Sets forth principles to ensure that water, sanitation, and hygiene projects carried out under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 achieve maximum impact. Amends the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 regarding the strategy to further the U.S. foreign assistance objective to provide access to safe water and sanitation in developing countries to: (1) transfer primary authority from the Secretary to USAID, (2) include hygiene, and (3) include designation of high priority countries. Directs the Administrator to maintain a webpage for information on U.S. water, sanitation, and hygiene foreign assistance programs.

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Official text

Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2012

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · 70 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), William R. Keating (D-MA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ) and 10 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr3658 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112