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Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)

S.Amdt. 6020

S.Amdt. 6020 · Senate amendment

A Democratic amendment with 1 Republican cosponsor · See all 4 cosponsors

Changes S. 4784 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

Offered

Offered, and not voted on yet. Most amendments never get a vote: the Senate takes up the bill and moves on without them.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

SA 6020 is an amendment proposed by Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. King, Mr. Kelly, and Ms. Collins. Its purpose is to provide a technical fix for the State Response to Contaminants Program.

The amendment aims to change and add the following to the bill:

  • It amends Section 1459A(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act.

  • It updates the language regarding how a contaminant is determined by the State.

  • It adds new rules for eligibility for assistance, allowing the Administrator to issue grants to a State on behalf of:

    • A disadvantaged community.
    • A community that may become a disadvantaged community because of the activity being carried out.
    • A community with fewer than 10,000 people that the Administrator decides cannot take on enough debt to pay for the activity.
    • One or more owners of drinking water wells that are not public water systems and are not connected to one.