United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4840 (102nd)
Wetlands Delineation Fairness Act
Introduced
9 April 1992
Last action
1 May 1992 · Referred
Status
Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Commerce, Interior, Army Corps of Engineers, EPA.
Sponsors
Rep. Combest, Larry [R-TX-19], Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS], Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2], Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8], Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Rep. Sarpalius, Bill [D-TX-13], Rep. Hopkins, Larry J. [R-KY-6], Rep. Marlenee, Ron [R-MT-2], Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17], Rep. Barrett, Bill [R-NE-3], Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2], Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8]
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
9 April 1992
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Source: IntroReferral
9 April 1992
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
9 April 1992
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 April 1992
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, and Rural Development.
Source: Committee
16 April 1992
Committee
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Source: Committee
23 April 1992
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources.
Source: Committee
1 May 1992
Committee
Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Commerce, Interior, Army Corps of Engineers, EPA.
Source: Committee
1 May 1992
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oceanography, Great Lakes, and the Outer Continental Shelf.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · — · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House
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Sponsors
- Rep. Combest, Larry [R-TX-19] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Sarpalius, Bill [D-TX-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hopkins, Larry J. [R-KY-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Marlenee, Ron [R-MT-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Barrett, Bill [R-NE-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/house-bill/4840
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/102/hr/4840
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