United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 138 (103rd)
Wetlands Delineation Fairness Act
Introduced
5 January 1993
Last action
23 March 1994 · Committee
Status
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sponsors
Rep. Combest, Larry [R-TX-19], Rep. Roberts, Pat [R-KS-1], Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8], Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8], Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11], Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-38], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Rep. Sarpalius, Bill [D-TX-13], Rep. Barrett, Bill [R-NE-3], Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1], Rep. Skeen, Joe [R-NM-2], Rep. Bonilla, Henry [R-TX-23], Rep. Armey, Richard K. [R-TX-26], Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2]
Subjects
Environment
Source updated
26 August 2025
Summary
Wetlands Delineation Fairness Act - Requires Federal wetlands delineation criteria regarding wetland hydrology to apply uniformly to all areas, including areas known as playas, playa lakes, prairie potholes, vernal pools, and pocosins. Defines "wetland hydrology" as the number of consecutive days that an area must be inundated or saturated with water.
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Timeline
5 January 1993
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Source: IntroReferral
5 January 1993
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 January 1993
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 January 1993
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Credit and Rural Development.
Source: Committee
19 January 1993
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Source: Committee
25 January 1993
Committee
Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Commerce, Interior, Army, EPA.
Source: Committee
25 January 1993
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Source: Committee
23 March 1994
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 5 January 1993 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 5 January 1993
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 5 January 1993
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 5 January 1993
Sponsors
- Rep. Combest, Larry [R-TX-19] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Roberts, Pat [R-KS-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-38] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sarpalius, Bill [D-TX-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Barrett, Bill [R-NE-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Skeen, Joe [R-NM-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bonilla, Henry [R-TX-23] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Armey, Richard K. [R-TX-26] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/138
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/103/hr/138
- us · 103-hr-138 · source updated 26 August 2025