Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the United States over waters of the United States.

5/22/2007--Introduced.
Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water 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. Declares that nothing in such Act shall be construed as affecting the authority of the Secretary of the Army or the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act related to discharges:
(1) composed entirely of agricultural return flows;
(2) of stormwater runoff from oil, gas, and mining operations; or
(3) of dredged or fill materials resulting from normal farming, silviculture, and ranching activities or from activities with respect to which a state has an approved program, or for the purposes of maintenance of currently serviceable structures or drainage ditches, construction or maintenance of farm or stock ponds, irrigation ditches, or farm, forest, or temporary roads for moving mining equipment, or construction of temporary sedimentation basins on construction sites.


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Sponsor

• Rep. James Oberstar [D, MN-8]
• and 176 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D, HI-1]
  • Rep. Gary Ackerman [D, NY-5]
  • Rep. Thomas Allen [D, ME-1]
  • Rep. Robert Andrews [D, NJ-1]
  • Rep. Michael Arcuri [D, NY-24]
  • Rep. Tammy Baldwin [D, WI-2]
  • Rep. Melissa Bean [D, IL-8]
  • Rep. Xavier Becerra [D, CA-31]
  • Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]
  • Rep. Timothy Bishop [D, NY-1]
  • Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3]
  • Rep. Robert Brady [D, PA-1]
  • Rep. Bruce Braley [D, IA-1]
  • Rep. Corrine Brown [D, FL-3]
  • Rep. George Butterfield [D, NC-1]
  • Rep. Lois Capps [D, CA-23]
  • Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8]
  • Rep. Russ Carnahan [D, MO-3]
  • Rep. Julia Carson [D, IN-7]
  • Rep. Michael Castle [R, DE-0]
  • Rep. Kathy Castor [D, FL-11]
  • Rep. Ben Chandler [D, KY-6]
  • Rep. Donna Christensen [D, VI-0]
  • Rep. Yvette Clarke [D, NY-11]
  • Rep. William Clay [D, MO-1]
  • Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D, MO-5]
  • Rep. James Clyburn [D, SC-6]
  • Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9]
  • Rep. John Conyers [D, MI-14]
  • Rep. Jim Cooper [D, TN-5]
  • Rep. Joe Courtney [D, CT-2]
  • Rep. Joseph Crowley [D, NY-7]
  • Rep. Elijah Cummings [D, MD-7]
  • Rep. Artur Davis [D, AL-7]
  • Rep. Danny Davis [D, IL-7]
  • Rep. Susan Davis [D, CA-53]
  • Rep. Peter DeFazio [D, OR-4]
  • Rep. Diana DeGette [D, CO-1]
  • Rep. William Delahunt [D, MA-10]
  • Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D, CT-3]
  • Rep. Norman Dicks [D, WA-6]
  • Rep. John Dingell [D, MI-15]
  • Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D, TX-25]
  • Rep. Michael Doyle [D, PA-14]
  • Rep. Vernon Ehlers [R, MI-3]
  • Rep. Keith Ellison [D, MN-5]
  • Rep. Rahm Emanuel [D, IL-5]
  • Rep. Eliot Engel [D, NY-17]
  • Rep. Anna Eshoo [D, CA-14]
  • Rep. Sam Farr [D, CA-17]
  • Rep. Chaka Fattah [D, PA-2]
  • Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51]
  • Rep. Barney Frank [D, MA-4]
  • Rep. Wayne Gilchrest [R, MD-1]
  • Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D, TX-20]
  • Rep. Barton Gordon [D, TN-6]
  • Rep. Al Green [D, TX-9]
  • Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
  • Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D, IL-4]
  • Rep. John Hall [D, NY-19]
  • Rep. Jane Harman [D, CA-36]
  • Rep. Alcee Hastings [D, FL-23]
  • Rep. Brian Higgins [D, NY-27]
  • Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D, NY-22]
  • Rep. Mazie Hirono [D, HI-2]
  • Rep. Paul Hodes [D, NH-2]
  • Rep. Rush Holt [D, NJ-12]
  • Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15]
  • Rep. Darlene Hooley [D, OR-5]
  • Rep. Jay Inslee [D, WA-1]
  • Rep. Steve Israel [D, NY-2]
  • Rep. Jesse Jackson [D, IL-2]
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]
  • Rep. Henry Johnson [D, GA-4]
  • Rep. Eddie Johnson [D, TX-30]
  • Rep. Stephanie Jones [D, OH-11]
  • Rep. Steve Kagen [D, WI-8]
  • Rep. Paul Kanjorski [D, PA-11]
  • Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D, OH-9]
  • Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D, RI-1]
  • Rep. Dale Kildee [D, MI-5]
  • Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D, MI-13]
  • Rep. Ronald Kind [D, WI-3]
  • Rep. Mark Kirk [R, IL-10]
  • Rep. Ron Klein [D, FL-22]
  • Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D, OH-10]
  • Rep. James Langevin [D, RI-2]
  • Rep. Tom Lantos [D, CA-12]
  • Rep. John Larson [D, CT-1]
  • Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9]
  • Rep. Sander Levin [D, MI-12]
  • Rep. John Lewis [D, GA-5]
  • Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D, IL-3]
  • Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R, NJ-2]
  • Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D, CA-16]
  • Rep. Nita Lowey [D, NY-18]
  • Rep. Stephen Lynch [D, MA-9]
  • Rep. Edward Markey [D, MA-7]
  • Rep. Doris Matsui [D, CA-5]
  • Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D, NY-4]
  • Rep. Betty McCollum [D, MN-4]
  • Rep. James McDermott [D, WA-7]
  • Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3]
  • Rep. Jerry McNerney [D, CA-11]
  • Rep. Michael McNulty [D, NY-21]
  • Rep. Martin Meehan [D, MA-5]
  • Rep. Gregory Meeks [D, NY-6]
  • Rep. R. Bradley Miller [D, NC-13]
  • Rep. George Miller [D, CA-7]
  • Rep. Dennis Moore [D, KS-3]
  • Rep. Gwen Moore [D, WI-4]
  • Rep. James Moran [D, VA-8]
  • Rep. Christopher Murphy [D, CT-5]
  • Rep. Patrick Murphy [D, PA-8]
  • Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D, NY-8]
  • Rep. Grace Napolitano [D, CA-38]
  • Rep. Richard Neal [D, MA-2]
  • Rep. Eleanor Norton [D, DC-0]
  • Rep. John Olver [D, MA-1]
  • Rep. Frank Pallone [D, NJ-6]
  • Rep. William Pascrell [D, NJ-8]
  • Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10]
  • Rep. Todd Platts [R, PA-19]
  • Rep. David Price [D, NC-4]
  • Rep. Charles Rangel [D, NY-15]
  • Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D, TX-16]
  • Rep. Steven Rothman [D, NJ-9]
  • Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D, CA-34]
  • Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger [D, MD-2]
  • Rep. Bobby Rush [D, IL-1]
  • Rep. Timothy Ryan [D, OH-17]
  • Rep. Linda Sanchez [D, CA-39]
  • Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D, CA-47]
  • Rep. John Sarbanes [D, MD-3]
  • Rep. H. James Saxton [R, NJ-3]
  • Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]
  • Rep. Adam Schiff [D, CA-29]
  • Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D, PA-13]
  • Rep. Robert Scott [D, VA-3]
  • Rep. José Serrano [D, NY-16]
  • Rep. Joe Sestak [D, PA-7]
  • Rep. Christopher Shays [R, CT-4]
  • Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D, NH-1]
  • Rep. Brad Sherman [D, CA-27]
  • Rep. Albio Sires [D, NJ-13]
  • Rep. Louise Slaughter [D, NY-28]
  • Rep. Christopher Smith [R, NJ-4]
  • Rep. Hilda Solis [D, CA-32]
  • Rep. John Spratt [D, SC-5]
  • Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13]
  • Rep. Bart Stupak [D, MI-1]
  • Rep. Betty Sutton [D, OH-13]
  • Rep. Ellen Tauscher [D, CA-10]
  • Rep. Gene Taylor [D, MS-4]
  • Rep. Bennie Thompson [D, MS-2]
  • Rep. C. Michael Thompson [D, CA-1]
  • Rep. John Tierney [D, MA-6]
  • Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10]
  • Rep. Niki Tsongas [D, MA-5]
  • Rep. Tom Udall [D, NM-3]
  • Rep. Christopher Van Hollen [D, MD-8]
  • Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D, NY-12]
  • Rep. Peter Visclosky [D, IN-1]
  • Rep. James Walsh [R, NY-25]
  • Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D, FL-20]
  • Rep. Maxine Waters [D, CA-35]
  • Rep. Diane Watson [D, CA-33]
  • Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12]
  • Rep. Henry Waxman [D, CA-30]
  • Rep. Anthony Weiner [D, NY-9]
  • Rep. Peter Welch [D, VT-0]
  • Rep. Robert Wexler [D, FL-19]
  • Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D, CA-6]
  • Rep. David Wu [D, OR-1]
  • Rep. Albert Wynn [D, MD-4]
  • Rep. John Yarmuth [D, KY-3]
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Committees

• House Transportation and Infrastructure
• 1 more
  • House Transportation and Infrastructure
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.2421

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
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• Apr 16, 2008: Committee Hearings Held.
• Jul 19, 2007: Committee Hearings Held.
• Jul 17, 2007: Committee Hearings Held.
• May 23, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
• May 22, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
• Introduced on May 22, 2007.

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October 24, 2007 Clean water bill is a power grab

HR 2421 is misleadingly titled the "Clean Water Restoration Act. The bill has nothing to do with clean water and if enacted, the federal government for the ...

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October 20, 2007 Guest Opinion: Let's not cloud water law with needless words

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October 20, 2007 Stop the Clean Water Restoration Act

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September 22, 2008 Land Rights Network UPDATE

Congress Back In DC - Limited Days Left To Vote - House Corps EPA Land Grab (HR 2421) Wetlands Vote Any Time. Senate Omnibus Federal Lands (NLCS) Vote imminent. (No new number yet) Bill now includes 190 different bills. ...

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... the innocently-named Save America's Forest Act (which would forbid home owners from clearing the trees around their houses to prevent certain death in a forest fire), or HR 2421, which would assert federal authority over any water, ...

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September 11, 2008 Oregonians In Action Goes After Clean Water

HR 2421 would amend the federal Clean Water Act by expanding the federal government's jurisdiction to all waters of the United States, rather than simply those waters that are navigable. Gosh. The Clean Water Act actually applying to ...

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