HR 1126 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Save Our Waters From Sewage Act of 2005

Introduced Mar 3, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Bart Stupak D-MI

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Latest action · Mar 4, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMar 3, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Save Our Waters From Sewage Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prohibit publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) from intentionally diverting waste streams to bypass any portion of the treatment facility unless: (1) the bypass is unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal injury, or severe property damage; (2) there is no feasible alternative; and (3) the treatment works provides notice of the bypass in accordance with this Act; or (4) the bypass does not cause effluent limitations to be exceeded and is for essential maintenance.

Requires POTWs to provide the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (or the State if the State has an approved permit program) with: (1) prior notice of an anticipated bypass; and (2) notice of an unanticipated bypass within 24 hours of becoming aware of such bypass as well as follow-up notice.

Directs the Administrator to establish procedures to ensure that permits issued to POTWs under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System include requirements to implement this Act.

Cosponsors 102

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 3, 2005 to Sep 7, 2005; 37 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-PAAllyson Y. SchwartzOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalMar 3, 2005
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalMar 3, 2005
R-PACurt WeldonOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalMar 3, 2005
R-FLE. Clay Shaw Jr.OriginalMar 3, 2005
D-HIEd CaseOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalMar 3, 2005
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-TXGene GreenOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-CAHoward L. BermanOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMar 3, 2005
R-FLJeff MillerOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.OriginalMar 3, 2005
R-NJJim SaxtonOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-INJulia CarsonOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-CALoretta SanchezOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalMar 3, 2005
R-ILMark KirkOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalMar 3, 2005
R-PAMichael G. FitzpatrickOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-NYMichael R. McNultyOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-ILRahm EmanuelOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalMar 3, 2005
R-ILRay LaHoodOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-MISander M. LevinOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalMar 3, 2005
R-PATodd Russell PlattsOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-CATom LantosOriginalMar 3, 2005
R-MDWayne T. GilchrestOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-CABarbara LeeMar 15, 2005
I-VTBernard SandersMar 15, 2005
D-NYBrian HigginsMar 15, 2005
D-NYCharles B. RangelMar 15, 2005
R-CTChristopher ShaysMar 15, 2005
D-ILDaniel LipinskiMar 15, 2005
D-OHDennis J. KucinichMar 15, 2005
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonMar 15, 2005
D-NYEdolphus TownsMar 15, 2005
R-FLGinny Brown-WaiteMar 15, 2005
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoMar 15, 2005
D-CAHilda L. SolisMar 15, 2005
D-WAJay InsleeMar 15, 2005
D-NYJerrold NadlerMar 15, 2005
D-WAJim McDermottMar 15, 2005
D-GAJohn LewisMar 15, 2005
D-NYJose E. SerranoMar 15, 2005
D-FLKendrick B. MeekMar 15, 2005
D-INPeter J. ViscloskyMar 15, 2005
R-PAPhil EnglishMar 15, 2005
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsMar 15, 2005
D-WIRon KindMar 15, 2005
D-NJRush HoltMar 15, 2005
D-CASam FarrMar 15, 2005
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesMar 15, 2005
D-WAAdam SmithApr 5, 2005
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerApr 5, 2005
D-KYBen ChandlerApr 5, 2005
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyApr 5, 2005
D-NYGary L. AckermanApr 5, 2005
D-WIGwen MooreApr 5, 2005
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezApr 5, 2005
D-CAMaxine WatersApr 5, 2005
D-ILMelissa L. BeanApr 5, 2005
D-FLRobert WexlerApr 5, 2005
D-CAXavier BecerraApr 5, 2005
D-CABob FilnerApr 12, 2005
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioApr 12, 2005
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroApr 12, 2005
D-OHSherrod BrownApr 12, 2005
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayApr 12, 2005
D-CAAdam B. SchiffMay 4, 2005
D-FLAllen BoydMay 4, 2005
D-ILBobby L. RushMay 4, 2005
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyMay 4, 2005
D-NJDonald M. PayneMay 4, 2005
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanMay 4, 2005
R-NYJohn R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr.May 4, 2005
R-FLKatherine HarrisMay 4, 2005
R-FLMark FoleyMay 4, 2005
D-MORuss CarnahanMay 4, 2005
D-WITammy BaldwinMay 4, 2005
D-NCBrad MillerMay 11, 2005
D-CALois CappsMay 11, 2005
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardMay 11, 2005
R-NYSue W. KellyMay 11, 2005
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoMay 16, 2005
D-COMark UdallMay 18, 2005
R-DEMichael N. CastleMay 25, 2005
D-NYTimothy H. BishopMay 25, 2005
D-MARichard E. NealMay 26, 2005
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeMay 26, 2005
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinJun 24, 2005
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezJul 14, 2005
D-ILLane EvansSep 7, 2005

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred Mar 3, 2005
Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
Referred Mar 4, 2005

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 4, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
  2. Mar 3, 2005Introduced in House
  3. Mar 3, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H3589Sue W. Kelly R-NYMay 19, 2005

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 3

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 109-44LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 23, H.R. 601, H.R. 2188, H.R. 2963, H.R. 4843, H.R. 5037, AND H.R. 5038161 pagesVeterans' Affairs CommitteeApr 6, 2006
Serial No. 109-10WASTEWATER BLENDING260 pagesTransportation and Infrastructure CommitteeApr 13, 2005
S. Hrg. 109-55WATER SYMPOSIUM103 pagesEnergy and Natural Resources CommitteeApr 5, 2005

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prohibit a publicly owned treatment works from diverting flows to bypass any portion of its treatment facility.
Short Titles as Introduced
Save Our Waters From Sewage Act of 2005

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 3, 2005Introduced in House

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