3.0.0 2356 2022-11-01T13:50:14Z 2022-11-01T13:50:14Z Senate S 2019-07-31 116 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-07-31T16:01:57Z 2019-07-31 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2019-07-31 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001310 Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] Mike Braun R IN N E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA 2019-07-31 True Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Army Corps of Engineers Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental regulatory procedures Judicial review and appeals Licensing and registrations Water quality Environmental Protection 00 2019-07-31 Introduced in Senate 2021-02-22T02:37:06Z Define WOTUS Act of 2019

This bill describes which bodies of water fall under federal jurisdiction for purposes of the Clean Water Act. Specifically, the bill (1) repeals the Clean Water Rule that was issued on May 27, 2015, by the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; (2) redefines navigable waters; and (3) establishes a process for the U.S. Army to determine, upon request, whether certain waters are navigable waters.

]]> Define WOTUS Act of 2019 Display Title Define WOTUS Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Define WOTUS Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide a definition of navigable waters, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2356is/xml/BILLS-116s2356is.xml 2019-07-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.