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Stop Harmful Discharges Act

Introduced: November 27, 2018 Introduced by: Mast, Brian J. Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Sep 5, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Sep 4, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Sep 4, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Harmful Discharges Act

This bill makes public health and safety (e.g., preventing discharges with cyanobacteria or related toxins) the primary consideration of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers when the Corps manages the Caloosahatchee River and Lake Okeechobee drainage areas in central and southern Florida.

What's happening now September 5, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6700: Stop Harmful Discharges Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6700/
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"H.R. 6700: Stop Harmful Discharges Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6700/.
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H.R. 6700, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6700/.
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