Clean Water Authority Restoration Act of 2003

Summary

Clean Water Authority Restoration Act of 2003 - 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. 27 February 2003

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2928-2929)

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 27 February 2003

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2927-2928)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 27 February 2003

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 27 February 2003 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 February 2003

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 February 2003

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 27 February 2003

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Sponsors

• Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large] · I · Sponsor
• Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
• Charles Schumer · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
• John Reed · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
• Ron Wyden · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
• Richard Durbin · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssev00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Federal Wetlands Jurisdiction Act of 2004
• related to → Clean Water Authority Restoration Act of 2003