Skip to main content
HR 457 112th Congress House Environmental Protection Administrative remedies Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Licensing and registrations Navigation, waterways, harbors Solid waste and recycling Water quality

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to remove the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to disapprove after a permit has been issued by the Secretary of the…

Show full title

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to remove the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to disapprove after a permit has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act.

Introduced: February 10, 2011 See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 112th Congress ended
It never became law before the 112th Congress (2011–2012) 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
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 27, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jan 26, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jan 26, 2011
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to remove the authority of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to prohibit the specification of any defined area as a disposal site for discharges of materials into waters of the United States , or to restrict the use of any defined area for specification as a disposal site, once the Secretary of the Army has issued a permit for dredged or fill material.

What's happening now January 27, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 272 Related bill EPA Fair Play Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 4
R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 10, 2011
Chaffetz, Jason
· Feb 10, 2011
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Feb 10, 2011
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Feb 10, 2011
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jan 26, 2011
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 457: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to remove the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to disapprove after a permit has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-457/
MLA
"H.R. 457: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to remove the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to disapprove after a permit has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-457/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 457, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-457/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 457: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to remove the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to disapprove after a permit has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-457/)
Report a problem