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H.R. 5194 (107th)

Clean Water Authority Restoration Act of 2002

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Introduced

24 July 2002

Last action

26 July 2002 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Sponsors

Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8], Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-16], PETER DEFAZIO, Rep. Borski, Robert A. [D-PA-3], Rep. Hoeffel, Joseph M. [D-PA-13], Rep. Rivers, Lynn N. [D-MI-13], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-7], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-12], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19], Betty McCollum, Bill Pascrell, SUSAN DAVIS, Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11], NITA LOWEY, Anna Eshoo, Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24], ELIOT ENGEL, Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Earl Blumenauer, Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7], PETER VISCLOSKY, Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17]

Subjects

Rule of law, Environment

Source updated

19 August 2025

Rule of law · Environment

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Summary

Clean Water Authority Restoration Act of 2002 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to replace the term "navigable waters," throughout the Act, with the term "waters of the United States," defined to mean all waters subject to the ebb and flow of the tide, the territorial seas, and all interstate and intrastate waters and their tributaries, including lakes, rivers, streams (including intermittent streams), mudflats, sandflats, wetlands, sloughs, prairie potholes, wet meadows, playa lakes, natural ponds, and all impoundments of the foregoing, to the fullest extent that these waters, or activities affecting them, are subject to the legislative power of Congress under the Constitution.

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Timeline

  1. 24 July 2002

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 24 July 2002

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 24 July 2002

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 26 July 2002

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

    Source: Committee

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