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4956
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2025-12-05T09:25:15Z
House
H
HR
2023-07-27
118
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4956
[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 130 (Thursday, July 27, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. YAKYM:H.R. 4956.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United StatesConstitutionThe single subject of this legislation is:This legislation would create an Advisory Committee at theU.S. Department of Agriculture to advise on the impacts ofrecent Waters of the United States rulemakings.[Page H4142]
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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
House
Standing
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Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
    - Referred to
2023-07-28T16:07:28Z
  - Referred To
2023-07-27T14:09:35Z
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Agriculture Committee
House
Standing
  - Referred To
2023-07-27T14:09:30Z

- Farmer-Informed WOTUS Act of 2023
118
1023
S
2023-03-29
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  - Identical bill
CRS
- 2023-07-28
  - hspw02
Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
1
House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Committee
- 2023-07-27
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
IntroReferral
H11100
2
House floor actions
  - hspw00
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- 2023-07-27
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
IntroReferral
H11100
2
House floor actions
  - hsag00
Agriculture Committee
- 2023-07-27
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
Intro-H
9
Library of Congress
- 2023-07-27
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
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9
Library of Congress
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Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2]
Rudy
Yakym
R
IN
2
N
- M000871
Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1]
Tracey
Mann
R
KS
1
2023-07-27
True
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Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9]
Erin
Houchin
R
IN
9
2023-09-14
False
Agriculture and Food
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
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- Advisory bodies
2024-05-24T14:19:58Z
- Agricultural conservation and pollution
2024-05-24T14:23:01Z
- Commodities markets
2024-05-24T14:21:40Z
- Congressional oversight
2024-05-24T14:22:27Z
- Department of Agriculture
2024-05-24T14:20:12Z
- Executive agency funding and structure
2024-05-24T14:20:05Z
- Farmland
2024-05-24T14:20:30Z
- Food industry and services
2024-05-24T14:21:18Z
- Food supply, safety, and labeling
2024-05-24T14:22:52Z
- Fruit and vegetables
2024-05-24T14:21:31Z
- Government studies and investigations
2024-05-24T14:20:25Z
- Livestock
2024-05-24T14:20:46Z
- Meat
2024-05-24T14:20:54Z
- Rural conditions and development
2024-05-24T14:21:48Z
- State and local government operations
2024-05-24T14:21:24Z
- Water quality
2024-05-24T14:21:04Z
- Water use and supply
2024-05-24T14:21:11Z
Agriculture and Food
2023-08-24T18:30:29Z
00
2023-07-27
Introduced in House
2024-02-12T16:21:42Z
Farmer-Informed WOTUS Act of 2023
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish an advisory committee that is representative of the U.S. farming and ranching sectors to make recommendations on the impact of waters of the United States (WOTUS) regulations on U.S. agriculture and environmental protection. (The Clean Water Act [CWA] protects navigable waters, which the statute defines as WOTUS. Because the CWA does not further define this term, the agencies that implement the CWA have defined WOTUS in regulations.)
Specifically, USDA must establish an advisory committee to study and develop recommendations to address matters such as
- the impact of the prior-converted farmland exemption on agricultural operations,
- the impact of WOTUS regulations on secure food supply chains and rural infrastructure, and
- how to develop safe harbor conditions for farmers who observe certain conservation practices.
Federal agencies must provide to the committee any information requested by the committee chair.
The advisory committee terminates 90 days after completing reporting requirements.

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Farmer-Informed WOTUS Act of 2023
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- Short Title(s) as Introduced
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Farmer-Informed WOTUS Act of 2023
2024-05-24T13:37:24Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Official Title as Introduced
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To establish an advisory committee to inform Congress of the impact of Waters of the United States regulations on United States agriculture, and for other purposes.
2024-03-18T21:15:17Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Introduced in House
2023-07-27T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr4956ih/xml/BILLS-118hr4956ih.xml
2023-07-28
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
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