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Encouraging the Environmental Protection Agency to maintain and strengthen requirements under the Clean Water Act and reverse ongoing administrative actions to weaken this landmark law and…

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Encouraging the Environmental Protection Agency to maintain and strengthen requirements under the Clean Water Act and reverse ongoing administrative actions to weaken this landmark law and protections for United States waters.

Introduced: January 14, 2020 Introduced by: Dingell, Debbie Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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Jan 15, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jan 14, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution encourages the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to maintain and strengthen requirements that keep waterways clean. It also encourages the EPA to end or reverse administrative actions that weaken requirements protecting the nation's waters.

What's happening now January 15, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 73
All 73 Democratic 60
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jun 25, 2020
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Lieu, Ted
California · May 22, 2020
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Mar 4, 2020
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Feb 10, 2020
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Feb 10, 2020
Speier, Jackie
· Feb 6, 2020
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Feb 5, 2020
Lawson, Al
· Jan 27, 2020
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Jan 24, 2020
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jan 24, 2020
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jan 16, 2020
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jan 16, 2020
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jan 16, 2020
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jan 16, 2020
Levin, Andy
· Jan 16, 2020
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jan 16, 2020
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jan 14, 2020
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jan 14, 2020
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jan 14, 2020
Brown, Anthony
· Jan 14, 2020
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jan 14, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jan 14, 2020
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jan 14, 2020
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Casten, Sean
Illinois · Jan 14, 2020
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jan 14, 2020
CLAY, WM.
· Jan 14, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 14, 2020
COOPER, JAMES
· Jan 14, 2020
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jan 14, 2020
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Jan 14, 2020
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jan 14, 2020
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jan 14, 2020
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jan 14, 2020
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jan 14, 2020
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jan 14, 2020
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jan 14, 2020
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 14, 2020
Kennedy, Joseph
· Jan 14, 2020
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jan 14, 2020
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jan 14, 2020
Lipinski, Daniel
· Jan 14, 2020
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jan 14, 2020
Malinowski, Tom
· Jan 14, 2020
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jan 14, 2020
McEachin, A.
· Jan 14, 2020
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 14, 2020
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Meng, Grace
New York · Jan 14, 2020
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jan 14, 2020
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Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Jan 14, 2020
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jan 14, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 797: Encouraging the Environmental Protection Agency to maintain and strengthen requirements under the Clean Water Act and reverse ongoing administrative actions to weaken this landmark law and protections for United States waters.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-797/
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"H. Res. 797: Encouraging the Environmental Protection Agency to maintain and strengthen requirements under the Clean Water Act and reverse ongoing administrative actions to weaken this landmark law and protections for United States waters.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-797/.
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H. Res. 797, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-797/.
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[H. Res. 797: Encouraging the Environmental Protection Agency to maintain and strengthen requirements under the Clean Water Act and reverse ongoing administrative actions to weaken this landmark law and protections for United States waters.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-797/)
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