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A resolution encouraging the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to maintain and strengthen requirements under the Clean Water Act and reverse ongoing administrative actions to…

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A resolution encouraging the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to maintain and strengthen requirements under the Clean Water Act and reverse ongoing administrative actions to weaken the Clean Water Act and protections for waters of the United States.

Introduced: September 23, 2020 Introduced by: Duckworth, Tammy Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S5835-5837)
Sep 23, 2020
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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 September 23, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S5835-5837)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Sep 23, 2020
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Sep 23, 2020
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 23, 2020
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Sep 23, 2020
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Sep 23, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 714: A resolution encouraging the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to maintain and strengthen requirements under the Clean Water Act and reverse ongoing administrative actions to weaken the Clean Water Act and protections for waters of the United States.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-714/
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"S. Res. 714: A resolution encouraging the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to maintain and strengthen requirements under the Clean Water Act and reverse ongoing administrative actions to weaken the Clean Water Act and protections for waters of the United States.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-714/.
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S. Res. 714, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-714/.
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[S. Res. 714: A resolution encouraging the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to maintain and strengthen requirements under the Clean Water Act and reverse ongoing administrative actions to weaken the Clean Water Act and protections for waters of the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-714/)
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