S 2356
116th Congress
Senate
Environmental Protection
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Army Corps of Engineers
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Judicial review and appeals
Licensing and registrations
Water quality
Define WOTUS Act of 2019
Introduced: July 31, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 31, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jul 31, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Plain-English summary
Define WOTUS Act of 2019
This bill describes which bodies of water fall under federal jurisdiction for purposes of the Clean Water Act. Specifically, the bill (1) repeals the Clean Water Rule that was issued on May 27, 2015, by the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; (2) redefines navigable waters; and (3) establishes a process for the U.S. Army to determine, upon request, whether certain waters are navigable waters.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1