United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4656 (115th)
Fishing and Small Vessel Relief Act
Introduced
14 December 2017
Last action
15 December 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Sponsors
Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3], Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6], Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1], Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
Subjects
Environment
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Fishing and Small Vessel Relief Act This bill extends until December 18, 2020, an exemption from permit requirements of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act). The exemption allows certain incidental discharges from vessels that are either less than 79 feet in length or a fishing vessel.
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Timeline
14 December 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Source: IntroReferral
14 December 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 December 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 December 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 14 December 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- · hspw00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4656
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4656
- us · 115-hr-4656 · source updated 5 December 2025