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HOUSE 3898119th CongressReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

PERMIT Act

Last Action
12/15/2025

Actions

  • 2025-12-15Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • 2025-12-11Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  • 2025-12-11On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 205 (Roll no. 330).
  • 2025-12-11Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 205 (Roll no. 330).
  • 2025-12-11On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 216 (Roll no. 329).
  • 2025-12-11The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
  • 2025-12-11Ms. McDonald Rivet moved to recommit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. (text: CR H5793)
  • 2025-12-11Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5793-5794)
  • 2025-12-11Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, the House resumed consideration on HR 3898.
  • 2025-12-11POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, the Chair announced further proceedings on H.R. 3898 would be postponed.
  • 2025-12-11The House adopted the amendments en gros as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
  • 2025-12-11The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  • 2025-12-11The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3898.
  • 2025-12-11DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 936, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Peters amendment No. 8.
  • 2025-12-11DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 936, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Nunn (IA) amendment No. 7.

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CRS Summary

As of 2025-06-11 (00)

Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today Act or the PERMIT Act

This bill limits the scope of the Clean Water Act by redefining navigable waters to exclude (1) waste treatment systems, (2) ephemeral features that flow only in direct response to precipitation, (3) prior converted cropland, (4) groundwater, or (5) any other features determined to be excluded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Cosponsors (8)

  • Sam Graves (R-MO)
  • Doug LaMalfa (R-CA)
  • David Rouzer (R-NC)
  • Jeff Hurd (R-CO)
  • Burgess Owens (R-UT)
  • Pete Stauber (R-MN)
  • Eric Crawford (R-AR)
  • David Taylor (R-OH)

Subjects

  • Farmland
  • Marine pollution
  • Navigation, waterways, harbors
  • Seashores and lakeshores
  • Solid waste and recycling
  • Water quality
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