Water for the World Act | Paul Simon Public Policy Institute | SIU

UPDATE 12/27/14 - The Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2014 has been signed into law.

UPDATE 12/15/14 - The Senate unanimously passed The Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2014,bipartisan legislation to significantly improve access to clean water and sanitation around the world. The bill is sponsored by U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Bob Corker (R-TN), and cosponsored by Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ). The bill was passed earlier this month by the House of Representatives, where it is sponsored by Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Ted Poe (R-TX).    

Senator Durbin's Press Release

Senator Corker's Press Release

The legislation is important to the world and the U.S. for moral and international security reasons because it presents an opportunity to bring water and sanitation to 100 million people.

Learn more about Water for the World.