A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to reduce lead in drinking water.
Sponsor and status
Barbara Boxer
Sponsor. Senator for California. Democrat.
111th Congress (2009–2010)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Jan 4, 2011
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on January 4, 2011.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Senate Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Help Eliminate Dangerous Lead in Drinking Water”
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Sen. James “Jim” Inhofe [R-OK]
(Co-sponsor)
on Dec 16, 2010
Incorporated legislation
This bill incorporates provisions from:
H.R. 5320: Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2010
Passed House (Senate next) on Jul 30, 2010. 5% incorporated. (compare text)
History
Jul 30, 2010
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Source Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5320 (111th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 3874 (111th). |
Sep 29, 2010
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
Nov 30, 2010
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Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee. |
Dec 16, 2010
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
Dec 17, 2010
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Passed House
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. |
Jan 4, 2011
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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S. 3874 (111th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 3874. This is the one from the 111th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2009 to Dec 22, 2010. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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