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HR 1623 114th Congress House Environmental Protection Intergovernmental relations Licensing and registrations State and local government operations Water quality

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase the length of time for a certain permit.

Introduced: February 29, 2016 Introduced by: Graves, Sam Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 26, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Mar 25, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Mar 25, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to authorize states to issue permits to discharge pollutants into navigable waters for up to 20 years. Currently, permits are allowed to be issued for up to 5 years.

What's happening now March 26, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 2
ROHRABACHER, DANA
· Feb 29, 2016
Russell, Steve
· Apr 22, 2015
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Smith, Jason
Missouri · Mar 25, 2015
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Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Mar 25, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1623: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase the length of time for a certain permit.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1623/
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"H.R. 1623: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase the length of time for a certain permit.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1623/.
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H.R. 1623, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1623/.
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