S. 1824: Drinking Water Supply Assistance Act of 2013
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S. 1824: Drinking Water Supply Assistance Act of 2013
113th Congress · introduced 2013-12-13 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 261.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-12-13 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 261. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Drinking Water Supply Assistance Act of 2013
Plain summary
Drinking Water Supply Assistance Act of 2013 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to exempt any pipe, pipe or plumbing fitting or fixture, solder, or flux that contains brass from certain prohibitions against the use of lead pipes, solder, and flux under the following conditions: a supplier of water owns the brass before enactment of this Act; the brass is used to prevent or mitigate a municipal budget deficit or an interruption in service of a public water system; and the supplier of water is otherwise in compliance with all laws and regulations, except monitoring requirements regarding lead in water. Makes the exemption inapplicable to a municipality if the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) determines it would result in an unreasonable risk to public health. Directs the Administrator to: (1) consult with and seek the advice of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council on potential changes to federal regulations pertaining to lead; and (2) request the Council to consider sources of lead throughout drinking water distribution systems, including through components used to reroute drinking water during distribution system repairs.
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Official text
Drinking Water Supply Assistance Act of 2013
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] · 9 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
John Barrasso (R-WY), James E. Risch (R-ID), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Mike Crapo (R-ID), John Thune (R-SD), John Boozman (R-AR)
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Words on this page, explained (2)
- Exemption
- A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.
- Rulemaking
- The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113s1824.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/s>
Record fed-us-cong113-s1824 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113