# 118-hres-1478: Recognizing access to water, sanitation, electricity, heating, cooling, broadband communications, and public transportation as basic human rights and public services that must be accessible, safe, justly sourced and sustainable, acceptable, sufficient, affordable, climate resilient, and reliable for every person.

118-hres-1478, Recognizing access to water, sanitation, electricity, heating, cooling, broadband communications, and public transportation as basic human rights and public services that must be accessible, safe, justly sourced and sustainable, acceptable, sufficient, affordable, climate resilient, and reliable for every person., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI); status Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hres-1478
- Congress: 118
- Title: Recognizing access to water, sanitation, electricity, heating, cooling, broadband communications, and public transportation as basic human rights and public services that must be accessible, safe, justly sourced and sustainable, acceptable, sufficient, affordable, climate resilient, and reliable for every person.
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2024-09-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Recognizing access to water, sanitation, electricity, heating, cooling, broadband communications, and public transportation as basic human rights and public services that must be accessible, safe, justly sourced and sustainable, acceptable, sufficient, affordable, climate resilient, and reliable for every person.

## Cosponsors (14)

- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2024-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2024-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2024-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2024-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2024-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2024-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2024-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2024-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2024-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2024-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2024-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2024-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2024-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2024-09-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

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- 118-hr-82: Social Security Fairness Act of 2023
- 118-hr-9649: UNRWA Funding Emergency Restoration Act of 2024
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- 118-hr-8732: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
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## Sources
- [118-hres-1478 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/1478)

## Related
- [118-hr-4583: Social Security 2100 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-4583)
- [118-hr-82: Social Security Fairness Act of 2023](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-82)
- [118-hr-9649: UNRWA Funding Emergency Restoration Act of 2024](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-9649)
- [118-hjres-193: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hjres-193)
- [118-hr-8732: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-8732)
- [118-hconres-99: Honoring Wadee Alfayoumi, a 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy, murdered as a…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hconres-99)
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