CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Ken Calvert (R-CA)

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to permitting terms, and for other purposes.

H.R. 2093 · House bill Environmental Protection

A Republican bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See all 2 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill proposes amendments to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. The primary focus is on changing the terms for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits. It seeks to establish fixed terms for these permits. Specifically, it sets a limit of 10 years for permits issued to a State or municipality. For all other persons, the permit term would not exceed 5 years.

Yes

  • Scored +1

    Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?

    Establishing fixed terms for water discharge permits may impact the continuity and oversight of environmental protections.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.