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
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 236.