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Official title: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make targeted reforms with respect to waters of the United States and other matters, and for other purposes.
This bill limits the scope of the Clean Water Act by redefining navigable waters to exclude (1) waste treatment systems, (2) ephemeral features that flow only in direct response to precipitation, (3) prior converted cropland, (4) groundwater, or (5) any other features determined to be excluded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
House floor actionsConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 936. (consideration: CR H5768-5787; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H5775-5779)
Floor Vote
Passed the House
House floor actionsRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 936 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3898, H.R. 3383, H.R. 3638, H.R. 3628, H.R. 3668 and S. 1071. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3898, H.R. 3383, H.R. 3638, and H.R. 3628 under a structured rule; and H.R. 3668 and S. 1071 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 3898, H.R. 3383, H.R. 3638, H.R. 3628, and H.R. 3668; and one motion to commit on S. 1071.
House floor actionsReported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-180.
House committee actionsSubcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged
House committee actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Library of CongressIntroduced in House
House floor actionsReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced
Committee
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During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the purpose of debate only.
This overreach hurts family ranchers and contributes to a shrinking U.S. cattle herd, now at its lowest level since the 1950s, driving beef prices up more than 14 percent in the last year.
I am proud to rise in support of H.R. 3898, the Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today Act, or the PERMIT Act, which will make permitting processes under the Clean Water Act more efficient, consistent, and transparent while continuing to protect our Nation's water quality.
I rise in support today of an amendment to the PERMIT Act that would establish a new State-led water quality pilot program through the Environmental Protection Agency.
I am proud to support this much-needed effort to modernize our Nation's water permitting system. I thank Chairman Graves, Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Collins, and many members of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure who have worked to develop this package.
This amendment tackles that problem head-on. It establishes expedited judicial review for major energy infrastructure projects, ensuring that the courts reach timely decisions.
I rise today in support of the PERMIT Act, which includes important provisions for my own bill, the Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act.
It doesn't make common sense when our rural communities out there are struggling. The water treatment facilities are worn out and they are old, but they can't participate in the economic growth that is coming because it will take them over a decade to get a permit.
This bill will, in turn, create opportunities for homebuilders, our farmers, loggers, and our small business owners. It will entice them to invest in projects that help our local communities grow.
I rise today in support of H.R. 3898, the PERMIT Act, which would cut red tape within the Clean Water Act's permitting processes. This legislation will provide much-needed regulatory certainty for America's farmers, small businesses, manufacturers, home and road builders, and many other permit holders.
I rise today in support of the PERMIT Act introduced by my good friend and chairman of the Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, Congressman Mike Collins.
Let me cite a compelling example of why this legislation is necessary. In 2020, the EPA approved in Indianapolis, in my district, new standards for stormwater management. These updates were an aid to ensure that Hoosiers had access to clean water and that our localities were able to deliver on this responsibility.
After working hard to obtain Federal approval in the first Trump administration, a weaponized court system pulled Florida's 404 permitting out from under us, even though our program was thoroughly vetted and approved in 2020.
I rise today to oppose the dirty water act. This bill will make it more difficult to keep our water clean and will, ironically, add more uncertainty to the permitting process, just the opposite of what we need to have happen.
I rise today in opposition to the rule on the floor. There is so much going on in this rule: the NDAA, the INVEST Act, a bunch of so-called permitting bills that will gut environmental protections.
It is not just this bill. This week, Republicans are voting now on five dirty energy bills that attack communities I represent. These bills boost dirty energy power plants even as energy companies are transitioning toward cleaner energy.
This amendment would provide another tool to ensure San Diego does not need to move from emergency to emergency to secure adequate funding for the plant. If we can get money from other sources, there is no reason not to accept it.
The PERMIT Act is the bill you offer when you don't want to protect clean water. It is a very sad and extreme bill. With respect to my good friend, Chairman Babin, this amendment only makes it worse.
Instead of strengthening our waterways, this bill that we are debating today on the House floor is a wholesale attack on what is left of the Clean Water Act.
That should be fostered and not dismantled by this and future Congresses, which is why I urge my colleagues to support this decades-long partnership by voting ``no'' on this bill.
I rise in strong opposition to the PERMIT Act. For over 50 years, the Clean Water Act has protected rivers, streams, and wetlands that our communities rely on.
I rise to oppose this bill, H.R. 3898, because it is an affront to environmental stewardship everywhere. It undermines the 50 years of vital, clean water progress and weakens the ability of States like New Jersey to control pollution in its own waters.
I rise today because in just 3 weeks, the Affordable Care Act tax credits that helped millions of Americans afford their premiums will expire. These tax credits have been a lifeline for families and small businesses across the country.
Among the many disastrous provisions in this bill, the PERMIT Act would give President Trump the authority to declare any body of water exempt from Clean Water Act protections. It is just a stunning betrayal of the American people.
After months of bipartisan work and real progress, a key provision of my Enduring Welcome Act, legislation that passed the Foreign Affairs Committee with strong bipartisan support, was set to be included in the NDAA.
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