To repeal the Waters of the United States rule and amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act definition of navigable waters, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-7194| House
| Updated: 11/30/2018
Jaime Herrera Beutler
Republican Representative
Washington
Cosponsors (1)
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Regulatory Certainty for Navigable Waters Act This bill describes which bodies of water fall under federal jurisdiction and the scope of the Clean Water Act. Specifically, the bill: (1) repeals the Environmental Protection Agency's 2015 Clean Water Rule (commonly known as the Waters of the United States or WOTUS rule), (2) defines navigable waters, and (3) establishes a process for reviewing determinations that water bodies are navigable waters.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Environmental Protection
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesAgricultural conservation and pollutionArmy Corps of EngineersEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresFarmlandJudicial review and appealsLicensing and registrationsNavigation, waterways, harborsWater qualityWetlands
To repeal the Waters of the United States rule and amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act definition of navigable waters, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-7194| House
| Updated: 11/30/2018
Regulatory Certainty for Navigable Waters Act This bill describes which bodies of water fall under federal jurisdiction and the scope of the Clean Water Act. Specifically, the bill: (1) repeals the Environmental Protection Agency's 2015 Clean Water Rule (commonly known as the Waters of the United States or WOTUS rule), (2) defines navigable waters, and (3) establishes a process for reviewing determinations that water bodies are navigable waters.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jaime Herrera Beutler
Republican Representative
Washington
Cosponsors (1)
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
Environmental Protection
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesAgricultural conservation and pollutionArmy Corps of EngineersEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresFarmlandJudicial review and appealsLicensing and registrationsNavigation, waterways, harborsWater qualityWetlands