House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Emergency Water is a Human Right Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 17, 2020
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 20, 2020 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6552.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. TLAIB, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 73, April 17, 2020, Page H1895):Article 1, Section 1 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 17, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 41 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6552, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/6552
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
68 cosponsors — 68 Democrats
0 of 68 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), André Carson (D-IN), Kathy Castor (D-FL), David Cicilline (D-RI), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Danny Davis (D-IL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Jesús García (D-IL), Debra Haaland (D-NM), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and 38 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Rashida Tlaib.
- H.R. 5214 (116th) Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2019
- H.R. 7572 (116th) For the relief of Median El-Moustrah.
- H.R. 3622 (116th) Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act
- H.R. 5330 (116th) Consumer Protection for Medical Debt Collections Act
- H.R. 5984 (116th) COAT Act
- H.R. 1756 (116th) Preventing Credit Score Discrimination in Auto Insurance Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.