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Great Lakes Water Protection Act

Introduced: July 23, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jul 24, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jul 23, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jul 23, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Great Lakes Water Protection Act

This bill restricts the diversion of waste streams into the Great Lakes from publicly owned wastewater treatment facilities. The bill also establishes the Great Lakes Green Infrastructure Grant Program to make grants to Great Lakes states to develop green infrastructure projects.

What's happening now July 24, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2210 Identical bill Great Lakes Water Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Nov 14, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3894: Great Lakes Water Protection Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3894/
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"H.R. 3894: Great Lakes Water Protection Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3894/.
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H.R. 3894, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3894/.
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