S 2567
117th Congress
Senate
Environmental Protection
Navigable Waters Protection Act of 2021
Introduced: July 29, 2021
Introduced by:
Capito, Shelley Moore
Republican
· West Virginia
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 29, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jul 29, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Navigable Waters Protection Act of 2021
This bill enacts definitions that determine which bodies of water fall under the scope of the Clean Water Act and are thereby under federal jurisdiction. Specifically, the bill provides statutory authority for the definitions related to the waters of the United States, commonly known as WOTUS, in regulations when the bill is enacted.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committees of jurisdiction
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