HR 1623 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase the length of time for a certain permit.

Introduced Mar 25, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Sam Graves R-MO

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 26, 2015 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. IntroducedMar 25, 2015
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to authorize states to issue permits to discharge pollutants into navigable waters for up to 20 years. Currently, permits are allowed to be issued for up to 5 years.

Cosponsors 7

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 25, 2015 to Feb 29, 2016, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MOAnn WagnerOriginalMar 25, 2015
R-MOBilly LongOriginalMar 25, 2015
R-MOBlaine LuetkemeyerOriginalMar 25, 2015
R-MOJason SmithOriginalMar 25, 2015
R-MOVicky HartzlerOriginalMar 25, 2015
R-OKSteve RussellApr 22, 2015
R-CADana RohrabacherFeb 29, 2016

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 26, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
  2. Mar 25, 2015Introduced in House
  3. Mar 25, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 25, 2015Introduced in House

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