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HR 1310 111th Congress House

Clean Water Protection Act

Official title: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste.

Introduced: May 4, 2009 Introduced by: Pallone, Frank Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Lakes and riversNavigation, waterways, harborsSolid waste and recyclingWater quality
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 6, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Mar 4, 2009
Introduced in House
Mar 4, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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 Latest action March 6, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Clean Water Protection Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 59
All 59 Democratic 43 Republican 1
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Garamendi, John
California · Aug 10, 2010
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Apr 14, 2010
Adler, John
· Apr 13, 2010
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Apr 13, 2010
INGLIS, BOB
· Mar 18, 2010
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Mar 15, 2010
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Mar 12, 2010
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jan 26, 2010
Giffords, Gabrielle
· Nov 19, 2009
Driehaus, Steve
· Oct 1, 2009
Kagen, Steve
· Sep 30, 2009
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jul 8, 2009
Kilroy, Mary Jo
· Jun 23, 2009
Massa, Eric
· May 4, 2009
Perriello, Thomas
· Apr 21, 2009
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Apr 2, 2009
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 26, 2009
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Mar 24, 2009
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 24, 2009
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 24, 2009
McMahon, Michael
· Mar 24, 2009
Minnick, Walter
· Mar 24, 2009
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Mar 24, 2009
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Mar 24, 2009
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 24, 2009
Arcuri, Michael
· Mar 12, 2009
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 12, 2009
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 12, 2009
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 12, 2009
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 4, 2009
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 4, 2009
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 4, 2009
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 4, 2009
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 4, 2009
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 4, 2009
Delahunt, Bill
· Mar 4, 2009
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 4, 2009
Hall, John
· Mar 4, 2009
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Mar 4, 2009
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Mar 4, 2009
Hodes, Paul
· Mar 4, 2009
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 4, 2009
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 4, 2009
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 4, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 4, 2009
Murphy, Patrick
· Mar 4, 2009
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Mar 4, 2009
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 4, 2009
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 4, 2009
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 4, 2009
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