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H.R. 1915: Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021

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H.R. 1915: Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-16 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 48.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 48. 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

Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021

Plain summary

Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021 This bill addresses water infrastructure and the discharge of pollution (e.g., wastewater or stormwater) into waters of the United States, including by reauthorizing through FY2026 and revising the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) program. The clean water SRF program provides communities low-cost financing for water quality infrastructure projects.

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Official text

Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · 67 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), André Carson (D-IN), Dina Titus (D-NV), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Josh Harder (D-CA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Judy Chu (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and 7 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr1915 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117