S 1022
118th Congress
Senate
Environmental Protection
Define WOTUS Act of 2023
Introduced: March 29, 2023
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 29, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mar 29, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Define WOTUS Act of 2023
This bill describes which bodies of water fall under federal jurisdiction for purposes of the Clean Water Act. Specifically, the bill redefines navigable waters and establishes a process for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to determine, upon request, whether certain waters are navigable waters.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committees of jurisdiction
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