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H.R. 1837: Clean Water Protection Act

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H.R. 1837: Clean Water Protection Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-05-06 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-05-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Clean Water Protection Act

Plain summary

Clean Water Protection Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to define "fill material" to mean any pollutant that replaces portions of waters of the United States with dry land or that changes the bottom elevation of a water body for any purpose and to exclude any pollutant discharged into the water primarily to dispose of waste.

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Official text

Clean Water Protection Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] · 94 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Adam Smith (D-WA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), James A. Himes (D-CT), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Judy Chu (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Rick Larsen (D-WA) and 34 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] reported raising $2.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr1837 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113