United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3238 (105th)
NPDES Permit Gap Prevention Act of 1998
Introduced
12 February 1998
Last action
26 February 1998 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Sponsors
Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17], Rep. Archer, Bill [R-TX-7], Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6], Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8], Rep. Bonilla, Henry [R-TX-23], Rep. Chenoweth-Hage, Helen [R-ID-1], Rep. Combest, Larry [R-TX-19], Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID], Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22], Rep. Edwards, Chet [D-TX-17], Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12], Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4], Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3], Rep. Redmond, Bill [R-NM-3], Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1], Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3], Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21], Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13], Rep. Turner, Jim [D-TX-2], Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Subjects
Environment
Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
NPDES Permit Gap Prevention Act of 1998 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide that if the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency or a State with an approved permit program does not reissue or withdraw a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit on or before the permit's expiration date, the permit shall remain in full force and effect and new discharges may be authorized under such permit until reissued or withdrawn.
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Timeline
12 February 1998
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 February 1998
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Source: IntroReferral
12 February 1998
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
26 February 1998
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 12 February 1998 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Archer, Bill [R-TX-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bonilla, Henry [R-TX-23] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Chenoweth-Hage, Helen [R-ID-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Combest, Larry [R-TX-19] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Edwards, Chet [D-TX-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Redmond, Bill [R-NM-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Turner, Jim [D-TX-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/3238
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/3238
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