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WASH Sector Development Act of 2022

USA117th CongressS-3893| Senate 
| Updated: 3/22/2022
Ron Wyden

Ron Wyden

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (3)
Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Environment and Public Works Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Sector Development Act of 2022 or the WASH Sector Development Act of 2022 This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish the Water and Sanitation Needs Working Group to measure and report on the number and approximate geographic distribution of households that do not have access to drinking water infrastructure or a means for the safe collection and disposal of wastewater. The EPA must also establish a program under which it awards grants to nonprofit organizations for assisting such households.
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Timeline
Mar 22, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Mar 22, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • March 22, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 22, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Environmental Protection

WASH Sector Development Act of 2022

USA117th CongressS-3893| Senate 
| Updated: 3/22/2022
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Sector Development Act of 2022 or the WASH Sector Development Act of 2022 This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish the Water and Sanitation Needs Working Group to measure and report on the number and approximate geographic distribution of households that do not have access to drinking water infrastructure or a means for the safe collection and disposal of wastewater. The EPA must also establish a program under which it awards grants to nonprofit organizations for assisting such households.
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Timeline
Mar 22, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Mar 22, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • March 22, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 22, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Ron Wyden

Ron Wyden

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (3)
Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Environment and Public Works Committee

Environmental Protection

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted