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HR 1820 117th Congress House

RETROACTIVE Policy Act

Official title: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify when the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to prohibit the spe… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify when the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to prohibit the specification of a defined area, or deny or restrict the use of a defined area for specification, as a disposal site under section 404 of such Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 11, 2021 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory proceduresArmy Corps of EngineersDepartment of DefenseEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
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Became law
Mar 12, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Mar 11, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Mar 11, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 12, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Revoking EPA's Tyrannical Ruling Over Approved Commercial Tasks Involving no Violations of Environmental Policy Act or the RETROACTIVE Policy Act

This bill limits the period during which the Environmental Protection Agency may prohibit the specification, or restrict the use, of an area as a disposal site for discharges of dredged or fill materials into waters of the United States.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 843 Reintroduction of Reform EPA Act
 Bill text 1 version

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1820: RETROACTIVE Policy Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1820/
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"H.R. 1820: RETROACTIVE Policy Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1820/.
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H.R. 1820, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1820/.
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[H.R. 1820: RETROACTIVE Policy Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1820/)
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