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HR 8556 117th Congress House Environmental Protection

Build More Pipelines Act

Introduced: July 28, 2022 Introduced by: Budd, Ted Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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Jul 29, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jul 28, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jul 28, 2022
Introduced in House
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Build More Pipelines Act

The bill provides statutory authority for the rule published on July 13, 2020, by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) entitled Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule. Under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, an applicant for a federal license or permit to conduct an activity that may result in any discharge into navigable waters must also obtain a certification—or waiver of such certification—from a relevant state, intrastate agency, or Indian tribe that the proposed activity will not violate certain water quality requirements of the state or Indian tribe. The rule revised existing regulations, including by limiting the scope of the certification review process as well as the time frame for a state, interstate agency, or Indian tribe to issue a certification.

What's happening now July 29, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3277 Related bill Section 401 Certification Act
 Bill text 1 version

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All 2 Republican 1
Mooney, Alexander
· Jul 28, 2022
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Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Jul 28, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8556: Build More Pipelines Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8556/
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"H.R. 8556: Build More Pipelines Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8556/.
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