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Preserving Rural Resources Act of 2013

Introduced: July 24, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jul 1, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jun 28, 2013
Introduced in House
Jun 28, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preserving Rural Resources Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to replace a requirement that a permit be obtained for any discharge of dredged or fill material into the navigable waters incidental to any activity having as its purpose bringing an area of such waters into a use to which it was not previously subject and where the flow or circulation of such waters may be impaired or the reach of such waters may be reduced with a requirement that a permit be obtained for any such discharge that is not currently exempted from permit requirements.

What's happening now July 1, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 1 Republican 2
MCINTYRE, MIKE
· Jul 30, 2013
Denham, Jeff
· Jul 24, 2013
Pearce, Stevan
· Jul 24, 2013
Roe, David
· Jul 24, 2013
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jul 19, 2013
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Jul 19, 2013
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jun 28, 2013
Michaud, Michael
· Jun 28, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2581: Preserving Rural Resources Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2581/
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"H.R. 2581: Preserving Rural Resources Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2581/.
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H.R. 2581, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2581/.
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