Mike Collins (R-GA)

Water Quality Technology Availability Act

H.R. 3900 · House bill Environmental Protection

A Republican bill with no cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill is titled the "Water Quality Technology Availability Act." It seeks to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. The primary goal is to change how guidelines regarding effluent limitations are handled. Specifically, it aims to ensure that the total cost of applying technology is considered. This change focuses on technology that is commercially available in the United States.

Yes

  • Scored +2

    Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?

    The bill may improve environmental efficiency by focusing on commercially available water quality technologies.

  • Scored +1

    Would business owners be better off under this?

    The bill may benefit industries reliant on water quality by considering the cost of commercially available technologies.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.