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Clean Lakes, Estuaries, and Rivers Act of 2005

Introduced: December 14, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Dec 15, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Dec 14, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Dec 14, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Clean Lakes, Estuaries, and Rivers Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, commonly known as the Clean Water Act, to repeal the definition of "oil and gas exploration, production, processing, or treatment operations or transmission facilities."

What's happening now December 15, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Independent 1
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Dec 14, 2005
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Dec 14, 2005
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Dec 14, 2005
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Dec 14, 2005
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Dec 14, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4541: Clean Lakes, Estuaries, and Rivers Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4541/
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"H.R. 4541: Clean Lakes, Estuaries, and Rivers Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4541/.
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H.R. 4541, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4541/.
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