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HR 403 101th Congress House

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to ocean discharge criteria.

Introduced: January 3, 1989 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Estuarine pollutionLicensesStandardsWaste disposal in the oceanWater pollution control
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 1, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, Interior, EPA.
May 1, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oceanography.
May 1, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Feb 9, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources.
Jan 3, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Jan 3, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.
Jan 3, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 1, 1989

Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, Interior, EPA.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to include estuaries and estuarine zones within the pollutant discharge permit program. Requires that ocean and estuary pollutant discharge guidelines take into account the need for a proposed discharge.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 13, 1989
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jan 3, 1989
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jan 3, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 403: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to ocean discharge criteria.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-403/
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"H.R. 403: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to ocean discharge criteria.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-403/.
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