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HR 2719 109th Congress House Environmental Protection Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc. Water pollution control

Clean Water Protection Act

Introduced: May 26, 2005 Introduced by: Pallone, Frank Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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May 27, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
May 26, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
May 26, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Clean Water Protection Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to define "fill material" to mean any pollutant that replaces portions of waters of the United States with dry land or that changes the bottom elevation of a water body for any purpose and to exclude any pollutant discharged into the water primarily to dispose of waste.
What's happening now May 27, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 13 Independent 1
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 14, 2006
Chandler, Ben
· Nov 13, 2006
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 9, 2006
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Dec 6, 2005
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 26, 2005
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · May 26, 2005
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 26, 2005
KENNEDY, PATRICK
· May 26, 2005
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 26, 2005
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 26, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 26, 2005
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · May 26, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 26, 2005
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 26, 2005
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · May 26, 2005
SPRATT, JOHN
· May 26, 2005
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · May 26, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2719: Clean Water Protection Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2719/
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"H.R. 2719: Clean Water Protection Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2719/.
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H.R. 2719, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2719/.
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