# 114-hr-6418: Drinking Water Affordability Act of 2016

114-hr-6418, Drinking Water Affordability Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] (R-OH); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-6418
- Congress: 114
- Title: Drinking Water Affordability Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2016-12-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Drinking Water Affordability Act of 2016 This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to revise requirements concerning national primary drinking water regulations, including by: removing a requirement that the Environmental Protection Agency maintain, or provide greater, protection of human health when revising those regulations; extending the repayment schedule for loans from the drinking water state revolving funds (SRF); removing certain SRF matching fund requirement for states; authorizing states to protect public drinking water source areas; and removing federal reporting requirements if state or local requirements are at least equally stringent as federal requirements.

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6195: Free Speech Fairness Act
- 114-hr-6176: Export Control Reform Act
- 114-hr-6100: Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act
- 114-hr-6087: IDENT Fingerprint Digitization Completion Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6045: STOP Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6038: National Veterans Memorial and Museum Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-6418 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6418)

## Related
- [114-hr-6195: Free Speech Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6195)
- [114-hr-6176: Export Control Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6176)
- [114-hr-6100: Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6100)
- [114-hr-6087: IDENT Fingerprint Digitization Completion Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6087)
- [114-hr-6045: STOP Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6045)
- [114-hr-6038: National Veterans Memorial and Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6038)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6418 (as of 2025-11-18).