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S 3303 115th Congress Senate Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental regulatory procedures Licensing and registrations State and local government operations Water quality

Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2018

Introduced: July 31, 2018 Introduced by: Barrasso, John Republican · Wyoming See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Aug 16, 2018
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-344.
Jul 31, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jul 31, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2018

This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to limit the authority of states with respect to water quality certifications. Specifically, the bill limits the authority of states to review federally permitted activities that may result in discharges into navigable waters.

What's happening now August 16, 2018

Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-344.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6889 Identical bill Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jul 31, 2018
 R
Daines, Steve
Montana · Jul 31, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3303: Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3303/
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"S. 3303: Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3303/.
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S. 3303, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3303/.
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