S 2567 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Navigable Waters Protection Act of 2021

Introduced Jul 29, 2021 Originated Senate Sponsor Shelley Moore Capito R-WV

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 29, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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. IntroducedJul 29, 2021
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Navigable Waters Protection Act of 2021

This bill enacts definitions that determine which bodies of water fall under the scope of the Clean Water Act and are thereby under federal jurisdiction. Specifically, the bill provides statutory authority for the definitions related to the waters of the United States, commonly known as WOTUS, in regulations when the bill is enacted.

Cosponsors 32

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 29, 2021.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-NEBen SasseOriginalJul 29, 2021
R-TNBill HagertyOriginalJul 29, 2021
R-IAChuck GrassleyOriginalJul 29, 2021
R-MSCindy Hyde-SmithOriginalJul 29, 2021
R-WYCynthia M. LummisOriginalJul 29, 2021
R-AKDan SullivanOriginalJul 29, 2021
R-NEDeb FischerOriginalJul 29, 2021
R-IDJames E. RischOriginalJul 29, 2021
R-OKJames LankfordOriginalJul 29, 2021
R-OKJames M. InhofeOriginalJul 29, 2021
R-KSJerry MoranOriginalJul 29, 2021
R-WYJohn BarrassoOriginalJul 29, 2021
R-ARJohn BoozmanOriginalJul 29, 2021
R-NDJohn HoevenOriginalJul 29, 2021
R-IAJoni ErnstOriginalJul 29, 2021
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Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 29, 2021Introduced in Senate
  2. Jul 29, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 3456Navigable Waters Protection Act of 2022Related billJan 18, 2022

Subjects

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

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Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 29, 2021Introduced in Senate

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