# 114-hr-6148: To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for microcystin toxin, and for other purposes.

114-hr-6148, To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for microcystin toxin, and for other purposes., is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-6148
- Congress: 114
- Title: To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for microcystin toxin, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2016-09-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for microcystin toxin, which is a toxin produced by a blue-green algae called cyanobacteria.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2016-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2016-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2016-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- LOUISE SLAUGHTER (D-NY), 2016-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] (R-MI), 2016-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] (D-FL), 2016-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2016-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2016-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER VISCLOSKY (D-IN), 2016-11-17T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-6148 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6148)

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- [114-hr-1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1786)
- [114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5292)
- [114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika viru…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5044)
- [114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4592)
- [114-hr-4479: Families of Flint Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4479)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6148 (as of 2025-11-18).