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Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2019

Introduced: October 9, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 11, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Apr 10, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Apr 10, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2019

This bill limits 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 April 11, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1087 Identical bill Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 3
Keller, Fred
· Oct 9, 2020
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Jun 20, 2019
Cheney, Liz
· Apr 10, 2019
Gianforte, Greg
· Apr 10, 2019
Gibbs, Bob
· Apr 10, 2019
 R
Hern, Kevin
Oklahoma · Apr 10, 2019
 R
Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · Apr 10, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2205: Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2205/
MLA
"H.R. 2205: Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2205/.
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H.R. 2205, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2205/.
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