H.R. 5421: Save Our Waters From Sewage Act of 2004
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H.R. 5421: Save Our Waters From Sewage Act of 2004
108th Congress · introduced 2004-11-20 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2004-11-20 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Save Our Waters From Sewage Act of 2004
Plain summary
Save Our Waters From Sewage Act of 2004 - Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in administering the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit program, from promulgating regulations or issuing guidance authorizing a publicly-owned treatment works to divert flows to bypass a portion of its treatment facility. Creates an exception for situations where the bypass is unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal injury, or severe property damage.
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Official text
Save Our Waters From Sewage Act of 2004
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr5421.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>
Record fed-us-cong108-hr5421 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108