Water Pollution Control Trust Fund Act
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Water Pollution Control Trust Fund Act - Title I: Water Pollution Control Trust Fund - Establishes in the U. S. Treasury a Water Pollution Control Trust Fund. Authorizes appropriations of such sums as may be necessary to make expenditures in the amount of $4,000,000,000 for each fiscal year. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to make an annual report to Congress on the financial condition and the results of operation of the Trust Fund during the preceding fiscal year. States that it shall be the duty of the Secretary to invest such portions of the Trust Fund as is not required to meet current withdrawals in interest-bearing obligations of the United States, or in obligations guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the United States. Provides that amounts in the Trust Fund shall be available for making expenditures to meet obligations of the U. S. under Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Construction of waste treatment facilities). Title II: Internal Revenue Code Amendment - Imposes on the income of every individual, estate, trust, and corporation a tax surcharge equal to 3 percent of the adjusted tax. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe and publish tables reflecting the amount of tax to be deducted and withheld in accordance with the provisions of this Act. (Amends 26 U. S. C.51)
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on February 8, 1973. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on February 8, 1973: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 93rd Congress (1973-74), 651 of the 23,396 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 2.8 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
HENRY SMITH (R-NY) introduced it on February 8, 1973. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on February 8, 1973, 19572 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 19572 days ago, on February 8, 1973.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 93rd Congress has not finished by January 3, 1975 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers