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A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify certain activities that would have been authorized under Nationwide Permit 12 and other Nationwide Permits, and for other purposes.

USA116th CongressS-4402| Senate 
| Updated: 8/3/2020
John Cornyn

John Cornyn

Republican Senator

Texas

Cosponsors (14)
Bill Cassidy (Republican)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Richard Burr (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Environment and Public Works Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill provides statutory authority under the Clean Water Act for activities authorized in the reissued final rule titled Issuance and Reissuance of Nationwide Permits and specifies requirements and criteria for subsequent reissuances of such permits. Nationwide permits are issued for periods of up to five years by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to authorize activities that have minimal individual and cumulative adverse environmental effects.
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Timeline
Aug 3, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Aug 3, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • August 3, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • August 3, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Environmental Protection

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresArmy Corps of EngineersEndangered and threatened speciesLicensing and registrationsWater qualityWildlife conservation and habitat protection

A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify certain activities that would have been authorized under Nationwide Permit 12 and other Nationwide Permits, and for other purposes.

USA116th CongressS-4402| Senate 
| Updated: 8/3/2020
This bill provides statutory authority under the Clean Water Act for activities authorized in the reissued final rule titled Issuance and Reissuance of Nationwide Permits and specifies requirements and criteria for subsequent reissuances of such permits. Nationwide permits are issued for periods of up to five years by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to authorize activities that have minimal individual and cumulative adverse environmental effects.
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Timeline
Aug 3, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Aug 3, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • August 3, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • August 3, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
John Cornyn

John Cornyn

Republican Senator

Texas

Cosponsors (14)
Bill Cassidy (Republican)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Richard Burr (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Environment and Public Works Committee

Environmental Protection

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresArmy Corps of EngineersEndangered and threatened speciesLicensing and registrationsWater qualityWildlife conservation and habitat protection