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S. 340 (115th)

Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2017

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Introduced

7 February 2017

Last action

7 February 2017 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Sponsors

Mike Crapo, Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO], John Barrasso, Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], John Boozman, Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN], Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY], Joni Ernst, Deb Fischer, Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ], Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND], Rep. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK-1], Jerry Moran, James Risch, Rep. Roberts, Pat [R-KS-1], John Thune, Thomas Tillis, Mike Rounds, James Lankford

Subjects

Environment

Source updated

11 August 2025

Environment

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Summary

Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency or a state from requiring a permit under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) for a discharge of a pesticide from a point source into navigable waters if the discharge is approved under FIFRA. Point source pollution is waste discharged from a distinct place, such as a pipe, channel, or tunnel. The bill establishes exemptions from this prohibition.

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Timeline

  1. 7 February 2017

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 7 February 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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