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S 3456 117th Congress Senate Environmental Protection

Navigable Waters Protection Act of 2022

Introduced: January 10, 2022 Introduced by: Capito, Shelley Moore Republican · West Virginia See on congress.gov
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Jan 18, 2022
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 236.
Jan 10, 2022
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Jan 10, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Navigable Waters Protection Act of 2022

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 specified regulations that were in effect on January 1, 2021.

What's happening now January 18, 2022

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 236.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2567 Related bill Navigable Waters Protection Act of 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3456: Navigable Waters Protection Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3456/
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"S. 3456: Navigable Waters Protection Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3456/.
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S. 3456, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3456/.
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