S. 2785: Safe and Secure Drinking Water Protection Act of 2014
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S. 2785: Safe and Secure Drinking Water Protection Act of 2014
113th Congress · introduced 2014-09-10 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Held at the desk.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2014-09-10 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title
Safe and Secure Drinking Water Protection Act of 2014
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Safe and Secure Drinking Water Protection Act of 2014 - Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop and publish within 180 days a health advisory including recommendations on: (1) the level of Microcystins (toxins produced by freshwater cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae) in drinking water that is safe for human consumption; (2) feasible treatment techniques and other means for achieving a safe level; and (3) standardized procedures for testing for Microcystins in drinking water. Directs the EPA to report with 180 days and every year thereafter on: (1) the status of the determination, (2) the steps taken by the EPA to promote testing of drinking water for Microcystins in areas that have been affected by harmful algal blooms, and (3) an analysis of available treatment techniques and other means for addressing Microcystins in drinking water.
Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Safe and Secure Drinking Water Protection Act of 2014
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · 2 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113s2785.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/s>
Record fed-us-cong113-s2785 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113