H.Res. 797: Encouraging the Environmental Protection Agency to maintain and strengthen requirements under the Clean Water Act and reverse ongoing administrative actions to weaken this landmark law and protections for United States waters.

H.Res. 797: Encouraging the Environmental Protection Agency to maintain and strengthen requirements under the Clean Water Act and reverse ongoing administrative actions to weaken this landmark law and protections for United States waters.

116th Congress · introduced 2020-01-14 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-01-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Encouraging the Environmental Protection Agency to maintain and strengthen requirements under the Clean Water Act and reverse ongoing administrative actions to weaken this landmark law and protections for United States waters.

Plain summary

This resolution encourages the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to maintain and strengthen requirements that keep waterways clean. It also encourages the EPA to end or reverse administrative actions that weaken requirements protecting the nation's waters.

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Official text

Encouraging the Environmental Protection Agency to maintain and strengthen requirements under the Clean Water Act and reverse ongoing administrative actions to weaken this landmark law and protections for United States waters.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] · 92 cosponsors

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Chris Pappas (D-NH), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Sean Casten (D-IL), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Bill Foster (D-IL), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Darren Soto (D-FL), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Mike Quigley (D-IL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), André Carson (D-IN), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Ed Case (D-HI), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and 32 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] reported raising $1.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hres797.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hres>

Record fed-us-cong116-hres797 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116