Great Lakes Water Protection Act
Latest action · Jul 24, 2019 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.
- IntroducedJul 23, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Great Lakes Water Protection Act
This bill restricts the diversion of waste streams into the Great Lakes from publicly owned wastewater treatment facilities. The bill also establishes the Great Lakes Green Infrastructure Grant Program to make grants to Great Lakes states to develop green infrastructure projects.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 14, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Nov 14, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jul 23, 2019 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Jul 24, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 24, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Jul 23, 2019Introduced in House
- Jul 23, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 124, July 23, 2019, page H7242.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2210 | Great Lakes Water Protection Act | Identical bill | Jul 23, 2019 |
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 sewage dumping into the Great Lakes, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Great Lakes Water Protection Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Economic development
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Great Lakes
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Infrastructure development
- Intergovernmental relations
- Lakes and rivers
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- New York State
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Small business
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Solid waste and recycling
- State and local government operations
- Water quality
- Water use and supply
- Wisconsin
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
