Bill · S. 1324· Senate(119-S-1324)
A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to modify eligibility for the State response to contaminants program, and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 4/8/2025
- Last activity
- 4/8/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Sponsored by
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Cosponsors
- - 3 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill seeks to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act. The primary goal is to modify eligibility requirements for the State response to contaminants program. It introduces a technical fix to how grants are issued to states. The changes involve how communities and drinking water well owners qualify for assistance. Specifically, it modifies the criteria for disadvantaged communities and those with smaller populations.
Yes
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+5
The bill targets disadvantaged communities for drinking water assistance.
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?+5
The bill enhances water safety by expanding grant eligibility for contaminant response.
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?+3
The bill provides support for small communities and private well owners which often reside in rural areas.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Assistance for disadvantaged communities: The bill allows the Administrator to issue grants to a State requesting them on behalf of a community determined to be disadvantaged under state affordability criteria (Section 1459A(j)(3)(A)(i)(I)).
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Support for communities at risk of becoming disadvantaged: Assistance may be provided to communities that may become disadvantaged as a result of carrying out specific activities (Section 1459A(j)(3)(A)(i)(II)).
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Help for smaller communities: The bill provides a path for assistance to communities with fewer than 10,000 individuals if the Administrator determines they lack the capacity to incur debt for financing activities (Section 1459A(j)(3)(A)(ii)).
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Support for private well owners: The bill allows for grants to be issued for the benefit of one or more owners of drinking water wells that are not public water systems and are not connected to a public water system (Section 1459A(j)(3)(B)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts or burdens are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Low Income Households+5Good For Rural Residents+3
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Environmental Protections+5
- 12/18/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/8/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- 4 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
Susan CollinsRepublican · Maine
Martin HeinrichDemocrat · New Mexico
Mark KellyDemocrat · Arizona
Angus KingIndependent · Maine
Jon OssoffDemocrat · Georgia