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Define WOTUS Act of 2019

Introduced: July 31, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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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 July 31, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Jul 31, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2356: Define WOTUS Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2356/
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"S. 2356: Define WOTUS Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2356/.
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S. 2356, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2356/.
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