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HR 5194 107th Congress House

Clean Water Authority Restoration Act of 2002

Official title: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the United States over waters of the United States.

Introduced: October 24, 2002 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Constitutional lawInternational AffairsLakesLaw
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Marine and coastal resources, fisheriesNavigationRiversTerritorial watersTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources DevelopmentWater pollution controlWater qualityWetland conservationWetlands
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) 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 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 26, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jul 24, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jul 24, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 26, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Clean Water Authority Restoration Act of 2002 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to replace the term "navigable waters," throughout the Act, with the term "waters of the United States," defined to mean all waters subject to the ebb and flow of the tide, the territorial seas, and all interstate and intrastate waters and their tributaries, including lakes, rivers, streams (including intermittent streams), mudflats, sandflats, wetlands, sloughs, prairie potholes, wet meadows, playa lakes, natural ponds, and all impoundments of the foregoing, to the fullest extent that these waters, or activities affecting them, are subject to the legislative power of Congress under the Constitution.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2780 Identical bill Clean Water Authority Restoration Act of 2002
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5 Independent 1
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Oct 24, 2002
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 24, 2002
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 18, 2002
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Sep 18, 2002
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 18, 2002
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 18, 2002
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 18, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5194: Clean Water Authority Restoration Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5194/
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"H.R. 5194: Clean Water Authority Restoration Act of 2002." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5194/.
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