HR 2719 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Clean Water Protection Act

Introduced May 26, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · May 27, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMay 26, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Clean Water Protection Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to define "fill material" to mean any pollutant that replaces portions of waters of the United States with dry land or that changes the bottom elevation of a water body for any purpose and to exclude any pollutant discharged into the water primarily to dispose of waste.

Cosponsors 76

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 26, 2005 to Dec 7, 2006; 54 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-MABarney FrankOriginalMay 26, 2005
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-CABob FilnerOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-NCBrad MillerOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalMay 26, 2005
R-CTChristopher ShaysOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-HIEd CaseOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-CAHoward L. BermanOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalMay 26, 2005
R-NYJohn M. McHughOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-SCJohn M. Spratt, Jr.OriginalMay 26, 2005
D-MAJohn W. OlverOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-CALois CappsOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalMay 26, 2005
R-CTNancy L. JohnsonOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-MARichard E. NealOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-FLRobert WexlerOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-NJRush HoltOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-CASam FarrOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-METhomas H. AllenOriginalMay 26, 2005
R-MDWayne T. GilchrestOriginalMay 26, 2005
D-GACynthia A. McKinneyJun 7, 2005
R-IAJames A. LeachSep 13, 2005
D-NJSteven R. RothmanSep 13, 2005
R-PATodd Russell PlattsSep 20, 2005
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.Oct 7, 2005
D-ILLane EvansOct 18, 2005
D-NYCharles B. RangelDec 6, 2005
D-MAStephen F. LynchDec 6, 2005
D-MAMartin T. MeehanJan 31, 2006
D-CAEllen O. TauscherFeb 28, 2006
D-CAAdam B. SchiffMar 9, 2006
D-PAAllyson Y. SchwartzSep 7, 2006
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsSep 13, 2006
D-ILBobby L. RushSep 13, 2006
D-TNJim CooperSep 14, 2006
D-MABill DelahuntSep 19, 2006
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Sep 29, 2006
D-KYBen ChandlerNov 13, 2006
R-PAMichael G. FitzpatrickNov 13, 2006
D-VAJames P. MoranNov 14, 2006
D-CAZoe LofgrenNov 14, 2006
D-PAChaka FattahDec 7, 2006

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 May 26, 2005
Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
Referred May 27, 2005

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 27, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
  2. May 26, 2005Introduced in House
  3. May 26, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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 clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste.
Short Titles as Introduced
Clean Water Protection Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 26, 2005Introduced in House

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