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Bill Sponsorship: H.R.4470
Source: Safe Drinking Water Act Improved Compliance Awareness Act
Congressional Summary:- The EPA Administrator shall, in collaboration with operators of public water systems, establish a strategic plan for outreach, education, technical assistance, and risk communication to populations affected by lead in a public water system.
- Each operator of a public water system shall identify and provide notice to persons who may be affected by lead contamination of their drinking water, and corrosivity of the water supply sufficient to cause leaching of lead
- In making information available to the public, the Administrator shall target groups within the general population that may be at greater risk than the general population of adverse health effects from exposure to lead in drinking water.
OnTheIssues Notes: This bill responds to the drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigan. In April 2014, the city of Flint (with a large minority population) switched its drinking water supply from the Detroit-based system to a river-based system, to save the city money. In August 2014, residents began complaining about water discoloration and a bad taste and odor. The city of Flint insisted the water was safe, but by 2015, high levels of lead and other contaminants were found in the water. In Oct. 2015, Flint switched back to the Detroit water supply, using an emergency loan of $7 million from the state of Michigan; that switch should slowly clear up the contaminants. The issue was still volatile enough that a Republican primary debate was held in nearby Detroit on March 3, 2016, and a Democratic primary debate was held in Flint on March 6, 2016
Participating counts on VoteMatch question 8.
Question 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
Scores: -2=Strongly oppose; -1=Oppose; 0=neutral; 1=Support; 2=Strongly support.
- Topic: Environment
- Headline: Require reporting lead in drinking water to the public
(Score: -2)
- Headline 2: Require reporting lead in drinking water to the public
(Score: -2)
Participating counts on AmericansElect question 8.
- Headline: Require reporting lead in drinking water to the public
(Answer: D)
- Headline 2: Require reporting lead in drinking water to the public
(Answer: D)
- AmericansElect Quiz Question 8 on
Environment:
Which of the following statements comes closest to your personal view?
- A: Natural resources exist for the benefit of humanity
- B: Natural resources exist for the benefit of humanity, but should be somewhat protected
- C: Natural resources should be mostly protected, but also exist for the benefit of humanity
- D: Natural resources exist on their own and should be completely protected
- E: Unsure
- Key for participation codes:
- Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
- Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
- Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
- Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred
- Surveys: '+' supports; '-' opposes.
Democrats
participating in 16-HR4470 |
| Karen Bass |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Joyce Beatty |
s1o | Ohio Democrat | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Earl Blumenauer |
s1o | Oregon Democrat | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Suzanne Bonamici |
s1o | Oregon Democrat | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Brendan Boyle |
s1o | Pennsylvania Democratic House Member | Feb 9, 2016 |
| G.K. Butterfield |
s1o | North Carolina Democrat | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Matt Cartwright |
s1o | Pennsylvania Democrat | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Joaquin Castro |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Steve Cohen |
s1o | Tennessee Democrat | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Bonnie Watson Coleman |
s1o | New Jersey Democratic House Member | Feb 9, 2016 |
| John Conyers |
s1o | Michigan Democrat | Feb 4, 2016 |
| Joe Courtney |
s1o | Connecticut Democrat | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Joseph Crowley |
s1o | New York Democrat | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Elijah Cummings |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Danny Davis |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Mark DeSaulnier |
s1o | California Democratic House Member | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Debbie Dingell |
s1o | Michigan Democratic House Member | Feb 4, 2016 |
| Tammy Duckworth |
s1o | IL Democratic Senate candidate | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Donna Edwards |
s1o | Maryland Democrat (retiring 2016) | Feb 4, 2016 |
| Keith Ellison |
s1o | Minnesota Democrat | Feb 10, 2016 |
| Elizabeth Esty |
s1o | Connecticut Democrat | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Lois Frankel |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Feb 10, 2016 |
| Ruben Gallego |
s1o | Arizona Democratic House Member | Feb 9, 2016 |
| John Garamendi |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Gene Green |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Luis Gutierrez |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Janice Hahn |
s1o | California Democrat (retiring 2016) | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Jared Huffman |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Steve Israel |
s1o | New York Democrat | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Sheila Jackson Lee |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Marcy Kaptur |
s1o | Ohio Democrat | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Ann Kirkpatrick |
s1o | Arizona Democrat (retiring 2016) | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Brenda Lawrence |
s1o | Michigan Democratic House Member | Feb 4, 2016 |
| Barbara Lee |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Sander Levin |
s1o | Michigan Democrat | Feb 4, 2016 |
| Nita Lowey |
s1o | New York Democrat | Feb 10, 2016 |
| Sean Maloney |
s1o | New York Democrat | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Doris Matsui |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Grace Meng |
s1o | New York Democrat | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Patrick Murphy |
s1o | FL Democratic Senate candidate | Feb 10, 2016 |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton |
s1o | District of Columbia Democrat | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Bill Pascrell |
s1o | New Jersey Democrat | Feb 10, 2016 |
| Donald Payne |
s1o | New Jersey Former Democrat(Deceased 2012) | Feb 4, 2016 |
| Scott Peters |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Mark Pocan |
s1o | Wisconsin Democrat | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Mike Quigley |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Charles Rangel |
s1o | New York Dem./Lib. (retiring 2016) | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Cedric Richmond |
s1o | Louisiana Democrat | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Tim Ryan |
s1o | Ohio Democrat | Feb 4, 2016 |
| Linda Sanchez |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 10, 2016 |
| John Sarbanes |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Jan Schakowsky |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Adam Schiff |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Bobby Scott |
s1o | Virginia Democrat | Feb 10, 2016 |
| Brad Sherman |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Eric Swalwell |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Mike Thompson |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Chris Van Hollen |
s1o | Maryland Democrat (retiring 2016) | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Juan Vargas |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Peter Welch |
s1o | Vermont Democrat | Feb 9, 2016 |
Republicans
participating in 16-HR4470 |
| Justin Amash |
s1o | Michigan Republican | Feb 4, 2016 |
| Dan Benishek |
s1o | Michigan Republican | Feb 4, 2016 |
| Mike Bishop |
s1o | Michigan Republican House Member | Feb 4, 2016 |
| Chris Collins |
s1o | New York Republican | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Morgan Griffith |
s1o | Virginia Republican | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Bill Huizenga |
s1o | Michigan Republican | Feb 4, 2016 |
| Candice Miller |
s1o | Michigan Republican (retiring 2016) | Feb 4, 2016 |
| John Moolenaar |
s1o | Michigan Republican House Member | Feb 4, 2016 |
| Fred Upton |
s1o | Michigan Republican | Feb 4, 2016 |
| Tim Walberg |
s1o | Michigan Republican | Feb 4, 2016 |
Independents
participating in 16-HR4470 |
Total recorded by OnTheIssues:
Democrats:
61
Republicans:
10
Independents:
0 |
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