Skip to main content
HR 4792 100th Congress House Environmental Protection California Continental shelf Dredging Licenses Ocean Waste disposal in the ocean Water and Water Resources Development Water pollution control

A bill to provide that ocean dumping of dredged material from San Francisco Bay take place at a site which is beyond the edge of the Continental Shelf.

Introduced: June 10, 1988 See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 100th Congress ended
It never became law before the 100th Congress (1987–1988) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 23, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.
Jun 23, 1988
Executive Comment Requested from Army, EPA, OMB.
Jun 20, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Oceanography.
Jun 20, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Jun 20, 1988
Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, Army Corps of Engineers, EPA.
Jun 10, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Jun 10, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Jun 10, 1988
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires that the ocean dumping of dredged material from the San Francisco Bay or its connecting or tributary waters take place beyond the edge of the Continental Shelf.

What's happening now June 23, 1988

Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 10, 1988
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4792: A bill to provide that ocean dumping of dredged material from San Francisco Bay take place at a site which is beyond the edge of the Continental Shelf.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4792/
MLA
"H.R. 4792: A bill to provide that ocean dumping of dredged material from San Francisco Bay take place at a site which is beyond the edge of the Continental Shelf.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4792/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 4792, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4792/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 4792: A bill to provide that ocean dumping of dredged material from San Francisco Bay take place at a site which is beyond the edge of the Continental Shelf.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4792/)
Report a problem