Search Results: keywords:"contaminant levels"

  • H. R. 8831 — To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require drinking water distribution systems to be flushed under certain circumstances, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:585

    H.R. 8831, known as the "Emergency Order Assurance, Safety, and Inspection of water Systems Act" or "Emergency OASIS Act," proposes changes to the Safe Drinking Water Act. It requires community water systems to flush their distribution systems if certain conditions, such as high contaminant...

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    The "Emergency OASIS Act" wants to make sure our drinking water is clean by having big water systems clean their pipes if bad stuff or still water sits around too long. It says that if the water systems don't follow these rules and give people clean water quickly, they have to pay extra money, but they can't make people pay more for their water because of this.

  • S. 5084 — To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to ban foods with contaminants above safe levels in or on final products served in school meals, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:5,335

    The Safe School Meals Act of 2024, introduced as S. 5084, aims to ensure that school meals in the United States are safe from harmful contaminants. It mandates that the Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration establish strict...

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    The Safe School Meals Act of 2024 is a plan to make sure the food in schools is really safe by checking that it doesn’t have too much bad stuff like harmful chemicals or metals, and by getting food from places that are proven to be clean.

  • H. R. 7916 — To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide grants for nitrate and arsenic reduction projects, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:984

    H.R. 7916 proposes an amendment to the Safe Drinking Water Act to establish a grant program aimed at reducing nitrate and arsenic concentrations in drinking water. The bill defines eligible entities, such as community water systems and nonprofit organizations, that can...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 7916 is like a helper plan that wants to make sure the water everyone drinks is super safe by giving money to fix any yucky stuff, like too much nitrate or arsenic. It wants to make sure schools and places with a lot of kids have really clean water, and it gives extra help to neighborhoods where people might not have as much money.