PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Version 35 · Passed Senate amended · Sep 30, 2006
Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 to: (1) increase and extend through FY 2009 the authorization of appropriations for grants to Alaska to build public water and wastewater systems to improve health and sanitation in rural and Native villages; (2) condition grants on Alaska requiring applicants to identify a project's scope and goals; (3) require Alaska to report to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) annually on project goals and expenditures for the grant program; and (4) direct the Administrator to require Alaska to correct any deficiencies identified in the report; and (5) prohibit expenditures for projects for which any such deficiencies are not corrected by the agreed upon deadline or for which a deadline agreement has not been reached.
People & committees
Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] · R–AK
Legislative record
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR 9/29/2006 S10796)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR 9/29/2006 S10796)
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR 9/29/2006 S10795-10796)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 255.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Inhofe with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 109-159.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Inhofe with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 109-159.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8326)
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8326)
Introduced in Senate
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