3.0.0 4570 2022-12-31T05:05:54Z 2022-12-31T05:05:54Z House HR 2021-07-20 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 20, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. MILLER of Illinois:H.R. 4570.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18:The Congress shall have Power to make all Laws which shallbe necessary and proper for carrying into Executive theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by thisConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department or Officer thereof.Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2:The Congress shall have the Power to dispose of and makeall needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territoryand other Property belonging to the United States.[Page H3755]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2021-07-21T21:11:02Z Referred to 2021-07-20T14:03:50Z Define WOTUS Act of 2021 117 2168 S 2021-06-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Identical bill CRS 2021-07-21 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2021-07-20 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2021-07-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-07-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001211 Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] Mary Miller R IL E. 15 N Environmental Protection Administrative remedies Judicial review and appeals Licensing and registrations Water quality Environmental Protection 00 2021-07-20 Introduced in House 2021-08-30T22:09:42Z Define WOTUS Act of 2021

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.

]]> Define WOTUS Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to modify the definition of navigable waters, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Define WOTUS Act of 2021 Short Title(s) as Introduced Define WOTUS Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr4570ih/xml/BILLS-117hr4570ih.xml 2021-07-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. 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.