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H.R. 953: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017

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H.R. 953: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-02-07 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-02-07 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 4 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 279 (2017): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR953 (2017-05-24), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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.

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Official title

Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017

Plain summary

Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency or a state from requiring a permit under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) for a discharge of a pesticide from a point source into navigable waters if the discharge is approved under FIFRA. Point source pollution is waste discharged from a distinct place, such as a pipe, channel, or tunnel. (Sec. 3) NPDES permits are required for: (1) a discharge resulting from the application of a pesticide in violation of FIFRA that is relevant to protecting water quality, if the discharge would not have occurred but for the violation or the amount of pesticide or pesticide residue contained in the discharge is greater than would have occurred without the violation; (2) stormwater discharges regulated under NPDES; and (3) discharges regulated under NPDES of manufacturing or industrial effluent or treatment works effluent and discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel, including a discharge resulting from operations concerning ballast water held in ships to increase stability or vessel biofouling prevention.

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Official text

Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] · 47 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 953, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017 (2017-02-24)

Cosponsors on this site

Mike Bost (R-IL), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Brian Babin (R-TX), Tom Cole (R-OK), David Schweikert (R-AZ), David Kustoff (R-TN), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Austin Scott (R-GA), James Comer (R-KY), Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Frank D. Lucas (R-OK), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Jim Banks (R-IN), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Jim Costa (D-CA), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr953 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115