Senate bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-98

Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act

S. 611Introduced Feb 27, 2015Policy area: Environmental Protection

Became law on Dec 11, 2015.

Sponsor: Sen. Roger Wicker R-MS

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 27, 2015
Committee actionApr 29, 2015
Passed SenateJun 9, 2015 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseNov 30, 2015 · by voice vote
To the PresidentDec 2, 2015
Became lawDec 11, 2015

Latest action: Dec 11, 2015 — Became Public Law No: 114-98.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 611.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 611, Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act” on May 8, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on April 29, 2015”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 8, 2015 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50169
CBO publication date
May 8, 2015
Congress.gov bill record
S. 611, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/611
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 611, Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act” on December 1, 2015. CBO’s description reads “Reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on November 19, 2015”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 1, 2015 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51040
CBO publication date
December 1, 2015
Congress.gov bill record
S. 611, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/611
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
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Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 114-346 ↗; S. Rept. 114-47 ↗.
Source: Congress.gov, reported November 19, 2015 ↗
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/SRPT/47
Congress.gov bill record
S. 611, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/611
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

19 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 8 Democrats, 1 independent

9 of 19 cosponsors (47%) are from the other party.

John Barrasso (R-WY), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boozman (R-AR), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Michael Enzi (R-WY), Al Franken (D-MN), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Mark Kirk (R-IL), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Joseph Manchin (I-WV), Jerry Moran (R-KS), James Risch (R-ID), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Jon Tester (D-MT).

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Sponsor’s state and district

Mississippi in Congress

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