Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act and Five Other Measures, Including the INVESTAct

H. Res. 936 · H.R. 3383, H.R. 3638, H.R. 3628, and 3 more

This rule currently governs H.R. 3383, H.R. 3638, H.R. 3628, and 3 more.

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Overview

Floor outcome, , and debate structure.

Floor adoption

215-211

Floor vote date

Dec 10, 2025

h318-1-119

9-3

216-210

one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure or their respective designees.

Committee motion

Motion by Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia to report the rule. Adopted: 9-3

Who Ran The Debate?

Measures Governed

The bills and resolutions linked to this special rule entry.

H.R. 3383

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Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025

H.R. 3638

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Electric Supply Chain Act

H.R. 3628

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State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act

Rule Instructions

Numbered parsed from the source rule text.

No.	Provision text
12	Provides that, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-15 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.13. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.14. Makes in order only the further amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report. Each amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.15. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report.16. Provides one motion to recommit.17. Structured rule for H.R. 3638.18. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.19. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their respective designees.20. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.21. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.22. Makes in order only the further amendments printed in part C of the Rules Committee report. Each amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.23. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part C of the Rules Committee report.24. Provides one motion to recommit.25. Structured rule for H.R. 3628.26. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.27. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.28. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.29. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their respective designees.30. Makes in order only the further amendment printed in part D of the Rules Committee report. Each amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.31. Waives all points of order against the amendment printed in part D of the Rules Committee report.32. Provides one motion to recommit.33. Closed rule for H.R. 3668.34. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.35. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.36. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.37. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their respective designees.38. Provides one motion to recommit.39. Closed rule for S. 1071.40. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.41. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-16 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.42. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.43. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services or their respective designees.44. Provides one motion to commit.45. Provides that the chair of the Committee on Armed Services and the chair of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence may insert in the Congressional Record not later than December 12, 2025, such material as they may deem explanatory of S. 1071.46. Provides that on any legislative day of the second session of the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress before January 6, 2026, the Speaker may dispense with organizational and legislative business and that the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as approved if applicable.

No.

Provision text

Provides that, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-15 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.13. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.14. Makes in order only the further amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report. Each amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.15. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report.16. Provides one motion to recommit.17. Structured rule for H.R. 3638.18. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.19. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their respective designees.20. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.21. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.22. Makes in order only the further amendments printed in part C of the Rules Committee report. Each amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.23. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part C of the Rules Committee report.24. Provides one motion to recommit.25. Structured rule for H.R. 3628.26. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.27. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.28. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.29. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their respective designees.30. Makes in order only the further amendment printed in part D of the Rules Committee report. Each amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.31. Waives all points of order against the amendment printed in part D of the Rules Committee report.32. Provides one motion to recommit.33. Closed rule for H.R. 3668.34. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.35. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.36. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.37. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their respective designees.38. Provides one motion to recommit.39. Closed rule for S. 1071.40. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.41. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-16 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.42. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.43. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services or their respective designees.44. Provides one motion to commit.45. Provides that the chair of the Committee on Armed Services and the chair of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence may insert in the Congressional Record not later than December 12, 2025, such material as they may deem explanatory of S. 1071.46. Provides that on any legislative day of the second session of the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress before January 6, 2026, the Speaker may dispense with organizational and legislative business and that the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as approved if applicable.

Rules Committee Vote

Recorded votes on the .

Member	Vote	Party bloc
Mrs. Fischbach	yea	Majority
Mr. Norman	yea	Majority

Amendment	Sponsor	Summary
4	Crawford (AR)	Withdrawn Amends the Permit Act to include reforms to the compensatory mitigation framework under the Clean Water Act.
18	Scott (VA), Beyer (VA), Norton (DC), Subramanyam (VA), McClellan (VA), Elfreth (MD), Vindman (VA), Raskin (MD), Olszewski (MD), Ivey (MD), Hoyer (MD), Mfume (MD), Walkinshaw (VA), McClain Delaney (MD)	Strikes Section 21, sense of congress on the responsibility of the federal government to ensure compliance with the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) outlined in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement.
27	Crawford (AR)	Revised Increases the available supply of mitigation bank credits, driving down the cost curve and lowering home prices both through directly lowering the regulatory cost of building a new home and by allowing builders to use lots that the cost of mitigation today prevents them from using. The revision made is on page 2, Section 1(4)(A) and it provides some conforming language to encourage broader service areas across the spectrum, and help address the issue that we are seeing today where areas are oversubscribed for mitigation credits and cannot secure what they need in order to build.
30	Cohen (TN)	Requires cumulative impact analysis, groundwater contamination review, and a public hearing before issuing a permit for pipeline or energy infrastructure projects located near community drinking water aquifers.
31	Cohen (TN)	Restores the five-year limit for nationwide permits under the Clean Water Act, removes the bill’s requirement that the Secretary maintain a nationwide permit for linear pipeline projects, and requires a public comment period and hearing for any renewal or reissuance of a nationwide permit.
32	Cohen (TN)	Delays implementation of the PERMIT Act until the Environmental Protection Agency certifies, based on the best available science, that the Act will not increase harmful contamination or health risks for pregnant women, infants, children, drinking water sources, or communities with documented histories of industrial pollution.
33	Peters (CA), Castro (TX), Vargas (CA), Levin (CA), Gonzalez (TX)	Authorizes the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) to accept funds for activities relating to wastewater treatment and flood control works, and for other purposes.
34	Scholten (MI)	Requires a Sec. 402 point source permit to be issued to discharge pollutants that may adversely impact the health and well-being of pregnant women and children.
35	Levin (CA)	Prohibits this Act from taking effect until the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works rescinds the memorandum stifling clean energy permitting.
36	Biggs (AZ), Crane (AZ), Gosar (AZ)	Amends the definition of “prior converted cropland” under the Waters of the United States rule by striking “five years” and inserting “ten years.”
37	Biggs (AZ), Crane (AZ), Gosar (AZ)	Revised Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to identify parcels of federal land suitable for aquifer recharge projects and requires the agencies to establish clear, expedited permitting pathways.
38	Biggs (AZ), Crane (AZ), Gosar (AZ)	Revised Requires the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to map parcels of federal land suitable for brackish groundwater extraction and desalination facilities, and mandates that the agencies create streamlined permitting processes for the development of brackish groundwater wells and inland desalination plants on those parcels.
39	Wasserman Schultz (FL)	This amendment would specify that nothing in the bill will remove the rights or protections from State, Local, or Tribal governments, as is already granted by law.
40	Simon (CA)	Requires any facility discharging pollutants near drinking water sources to provide advance notice to water utilities and communities, conduct real-time monitoring, and conduct public alerts when contamination occurs. Preserves EPA's emergency authority to stop discharges that threaten drinking water, and prioritizes protections for environmental justice communities and ensures states can maintain stronger safeguards.
41	Barr (KY)	Amends the FAST Act to add projects that extract, recover, or process certain critical minerals from coal and coal waste to the definition of a critical project for permitting purposes.
42	Min (CA)	Withdrawn Strikes language prohibiting citizen suits under the Clean Water Act against permitting actions or conditions imposed by this bill.
43	Menendez (NJ)	Strikes the section of the bill requiring EPA to consider cost for polluting entities when developing water quality criteria, guidelines that specify what concentrations of pollutants are safe for health and the environment.
44	Menendez (NJ)	Requires the EPA Administrator to certify, before the Act takes effect, that its implementation will not deteriorate water quality in estuaries.
45	Min (CA)	Strikes language in the bill prohibiting citizen suits under the Clean Water Act against certain permitting actions.
46	Nunn (IA)	Revised Establishes a voluntary pilot program to support State-led water quality improvements in waters impaired for nitrogen or phosphorus under section 303(d).
47	Hageman (WY)	Revised Restores Sec. 404 civil monetary penalties, removes per violation fees, and eases strict liability.
1	Pou (NJ)	Requires the EPA Administrator to certify that the bill would not result in increased sewer overflows, stormwater discharges, or flooding risks before it is implemented.
2	Sykes (OH)	Strikes section 18 and require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of the Army to reinstate the no-net loss of wetlands policy.
3	Sykes (OH)	Prevents this Act and amendments made by this Act from taking effect until the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency determines that this legislation does not pollute water supplies nor does it increase rates charged for wastewater treatment services.
5	Friedman (CA)	Prohibits this Act from taking effect if the implementation results in an increase in pollutants into waters used or likely to be used for water recapture, recycling, or groundwater recharge.
6	Jayapal (WA)	Requires the EPA Administrator to restore and expand the Agency’s workforce that has statutory duties under the Water Pollution Control Act. Requires the Administrator to prioritize the rehiring of experienced staff with subject matter expertise in water quality activities, fill vacancies and report to Congress on staff capacity.
7	McClain Delaney (MD)	Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to restore the functions, staffing, and operational capacity of the Office of Research and Development, the Science Advisory Board, and any other scientific entities within the EPA that have been reorganized or closed.
8	Ryan (NY)	Prohibits the PERMIT Act from taking effect unless the EPA Administrator issues a determination that the implementation of this act will not result in an increase in the discharge of pollutants, such as PFAS.
9	Larsen (WA)	Strikes provisions from bill that limit state authority to protect locally-important waterbodies.
10	Stanton (AZ), Titus (NV)	Pauses the implementation of any of the changes proposed in this bill until the EPA administrator determines they will not have an adverse effect on drinking water sources, or the health of surface waters in arid and drought prone areas.
11	Whitesides (CA)	Revised Requires an assessment of the effect on public water supply of any discharge permitted under the bill.
12	Titus (NV)	Prevents the provisions in the bill codifying Sackett from taking effect if they would result in 70 percent or more of any state’s waters losing historical federal protections under the Clean Water Act.
13	Huffman (CA)	Allows EPA to maintain its ability to review any new projects that are developed in the 14 areas that have been previously protected by 404(c), including Bristol Bay, Alaska, Spruce, West Virginia, and the others. EPA would still be able to assess and make 404(c) determinations at any point during the review or approval of these projects.
14	Huffman (CA)	Allows State and Tribal leaders to maintain the authorities provided to them under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act to protect and monitor their resources, drinking water, and recreational opportunities.
15	Stansbury (NM)	SUBSTITUTE Strikes and replaces with the Clean Water Act of 2025.
16	Bean (FL)	Withdrawn Codifes the dredge and fill permitting programs administered by the States of Florida, Michigan, and New Jersey and clarify the law so that other states may successfully navigate the process to assume this authority.
17	Pappas (NH), Gillen (NY)	Requires dischargers of a pollutant pursuant to a permit to monitor and report to the Administrator discharges of emerging contaminants, including perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Additionally, it would authorize $20 million for each fiscal year 2025-2029 for grants to support owners and operators of publicly owned treatment works to carry out the monitoring and reporting requirements.
19	Vargas (CA), Peters (CA), Ruiz (CA)	Designates the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as the lead agency to coordinate all federal, state, Tribal, and local agencies to build and maintain critical infrastructure projects to address long-standing, systemic water infrastructure and pollution issues in the Tijuana River and New River watersheds.
20	Adams (NC)	Delays implementation of the act until the EPA determines that the bill will not increase pollution or harm rural, tribal areas. In order to do that, the EPA has to consult with a consortium of institutions of higher education specifically tribal colleges, 1994 land grants.
21	Vargas (CA), Peters (CA), Ruiz (CA)	Requires the Administrator of the EPA to provide technical assistance and programmatic support to states, tribes, and local governments to enhance their capacity to meet water quality goals under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
22	Wilson (FL)	Requires a report on any disparate impacts on minority, rural, disadvantaged, and Tribal communities, including impacts to human health, environmental quality, and local economies, that may result from the implementation of this Act.
23	Conaway (NJ)	Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require submission of the National Water Quality Inventory report every 2 years, including data on- (1) geospatial stormwater characteristics; (2) industrial and point source discharges; and (3) climate-related stressors on surface water and infrastructure.
24	DeSaulnier (CA)	Requires a report on the impacts of the bill provisions on harmful algal blooms, and require the Administrator to certify the provisions will not cause an increase in harmful algal blooms.
25	Gray (CA)	Adds a new clause at the end of section 401(d) of the Clean Water Act that would require the federal licensing or permitting agency to serve as a critical “gatekeeping” function to ensure that the water quality certification conditions placed into the federal permit are appropriately within the scope of the state’s conditioning authority under section 401(d).
26	Gray (CA)	Clarifies the authority to mandate flow requirements by states through a section 401 Certification to ensure that flow releases cannot be required simply to meet perceived water resources needs.
28	Wasserman Schultz (FL), Wilson (FL), Soto (FL), Castor (FL), Frankel (FL)	Exempts the Everglades and the navigable waters of Florida from the provisions of this bill.
29	Johnson (SD)	Clarifies Sec. 20 applies to covered projects under the Clean Water Act.
48	Barr (KY)	Adds critical minerals projects under the Defense Production Act to Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council’s permitting dashboard and expedited review process. (H.R. 5929 - Critical Minerals Supply chain Resiliency Act)
49	Gray (CA)	Late Inserts judicial review language targeted at large energy infrastructure projects requiring federal authorization that may trigger Clean Water Act Section 401 certification. The provision is designed to ensure that expedited judicial review is reserved for these major projects, preventing federal courts from being overwhelmed with petitions.
50	Garamendi (CA)	Late Revised Modifies section 7 so that only a State or municipality may have a NPDES permit term of up to 10 years.
51	Bell (MO)	Late Include disparate impact reports
52	Bean (FL)	Late Codifies the dredge and fill permitting programs administered by the States of Florida, Michigan, and New Jersey and clarify the law so that other states may successfully navigate the process to assume this authority.
53	Babin (TX)	Late Ensures that the judicial review process for Section 401 of the Clean Water Act is efficient and lays out a path for certainty in resolving such actions.
54	Dean (PA)	Late Directs the Administrator of the EPA to report on actions related to PFAS within 90 days of enactment.
55	Gonzalez (TX)	Late Requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to work with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other relevant state agencies to create a streamlined process for granting permits for water desalination projects in localities that are in a water crisis.

Amendment

Sponsor

Summary

Crawford (AR)

Withdrawn Amends the Permit Act to include reforms to the compensatory mitigation framework under the Clean Water Act.

Scott (VA), Beyer (VA), Norton (DC), Subramanyam (VA), McClellan (VA), Elfreth (MD), Vindman (VA), Raskin (MD), Olszewski (MD), Ivey (MD), Hoyer (MD), Mfume (MD), Walkinshaw (VA), McClain Delaney (MD)

Strikes Section 21, sense of congress on the responsibility of the federal government to ensure compliance with the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) outlined in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement.

Crawford (AR)

Revised Increases the available supply of mitigation bank credits, driving down the cost curve and lowering home prices both through directly lowering the regulatory cost of building a new home and by allowing builders to use lots that the cost of mitigation today prevents them from using. The revision made is on page 2, Section 1(4)(A) and it provides some conforming language to encourage broader service areas across the spectrum, and help address the issue that we are seeing today where areas are oversubscribed for mitigation credits and cannot secure what they need in order to build.

Cohen (TN)

Requires cumulative impact analysis, groundwater contamination review, and a public hearing before issuing a permit for pipeline or energy infrastructure projects located near community drinking water aquifers.

Cohen (TN)

Restores the five-year limit for nationwide permits under the Clean Water Act, removes the bill’s requirement that the Secretary maintain a nationwide permit for linear pipeline projects, and requires a public comment period and hearing for any renewal or reissuance of a nationwide permit.

Cohen (TN)

Delays implementation of the PERMIT Act until the Environmental Protection Agency certifies, based on the best available science, that the Act will not increase harmful contamination or health risks for pregnant women, infants, children, drinking water sources, or communities with documented histories of industrial pollution.

Peters (CA), Castro (TX), Vargas (CA), Levin (CA), Gonzalez (TX)

Authorizes the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) to accept funds for activities relating to wastewater treatment and flood control works, and for other purposes.

Scholten (MI)

Requires a Sec. 402 point source permit to be issued to discharge pollutants that may adversely impact the health and well-being of pregnant women and children.

Levin (CA)

Prohibits this Act from taking effect until the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works rescinds the memorandum stifling clean energy permitting.

Biggs (AZ), Crane (AZ), Gosar (AZ)

Amends the definition of “prior converted cropland” under the Waters of the United States rule by striking “five years” and inserting “ten years.”

Biggs (AZ), Crane (AZ), Gosar (AZ)

Revised Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to identify parcels of federal land suitable for aquifer recharge projects and requires the agencies to establish clear, expedited permitting pathways.

Biggs (AZ), Crane (AZ), Gosar (AZ)

Revised Requires the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to map parcels of federal land suitable for brackish groundwater extraction and desalination facilities, and mandates that the agencies create streamlined permitting processes for the development of brackish groundwater wells and inland desalination plants on those parcels.

Wasserman Schultz (FL)

This amendment would specify that nothing in the bill will remove the rights or protections from State, Local, or Tribal governments, as is already granted by law.

Simon (CA)

Requires any facility discharging pollutants near drinking water sources to provide advance notice to water utilities and communities, conduct real-time monitoring, and conduct public alerts when contamination occurs. Preserves EPA's emergency authority to stop discharges that threaten drinking water, and prioritizes protections for environmental justice communities and ensures states can maintain stronger safeguards.

Barr (KY)

Amends the FAST Act to add projects that extract, recover, or process certain critical minerals from coal and coal waste to the definition of a critical project for permitting purposes.

Min (CA)

Withdrawn Strikes language prohibiting citizen suits under the Clean Water Act against permitting actions or conditions imposed by this bill.

Menendez (NJ)

Strikes the section of the bill requiring EPA to consider cost for polluting entities when developing water quality criteria, guidelines that specify what concentrations of pollutants are safe for health and the environment.

Menendez (NJ)

Requires the EPA Administrator to certify, before the Act takes effect, that its implementation will not deteriorate water quality in estuaries.

Min (CA)

Strikes language in the bill prohibiting citizen suits under the Clean Water Act against certain permitting actions.

Nunn (IA)

Revised Establishes a voluntary pilot program to support State-led water quality improvements in waters impaired for nitrogen or phosphorus under section 303(d).

Hageman (WY)

Revised Restores Sec. 404 civil monetary penalties, removes per violation fees, and eases strict liability.

Pou (NJ)

Requires the EPA Administrator to certify that the bill would not result in increased sewer overflows, stormwater discharges, or flooding risks before it is implemented.

Sykes (OH)

Strikes section 18 and require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of the Army to reinstate the no-net loss of wetlands policy.

Sykes (OH)

Prevents this Act and amendments made by this Act from taking effect until the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency determines that this legislation does not pollute water supplies nor does it increase rates charged for wastewater treatment services.

Friedman (CA)

Prohibits this Act from taking effect if the implementation results in an increase in pollutants into waters used or likely to be used for water recapture, recycling, or groundwater recharge.

Jayapal (WA)

Requires the EPA Administrator to restore and expand the Agency’s workforce that has statutory duties under the Water Pollution Control Act. Requires the Administrator to prioritize the rehiring of experienced staff with subject matter expertise in water quality activities, fill vacancies and report to Congress on staff capacity.

McClain Delaney (MD)

Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to restore the functions, staffing, and operational capacity of the Office of Research and Development, the Science Advisory Board, and any other scientific entities within the EPA that have been reorganized or closed.

Ryan (NY)

Prohibits the PERMIT Act from taking effect unless the EPA Administrator issues a determination that the implementation of this act will not result in an increase in the discharge of pollutants, such as PFAS.

Larsen (WA)

Strikes provisions from bill that limit state authority to protect locally-important waterbodies.

Stanton (AZ), Titus (NV)

Pauses the implementation of any of the changes proposed in this bill until the EPA administrator determines they will not have an adverse effect on drinking water sources, or the health of surface waters in arid and drought prone areas.

Whitesides (CA)

Revised Requires an assessment of the effect on public water supply of any discharge permitted under the bill.

Titus (NV)

Prevents the provisions in the bill codifying Sackett from taking effect if they would result in 70 percent or more of any state’s waters losing historical federal protections under the Clean Water Act.

Huffman (CA)

Allows EPA to maintain its ability to review any new projects that are developed in the 14 areas that have been previously protected by 404(c), including Bristol Bay, Alaska, Spruce, West Virginia, and the others. EPA would still be able to assess and make 404(c) determinations at any point during the review or approval of these projects.

Huffman (CA)

Allows State and Tribal leaders to maintain the authorities provided to them under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act to protect and monitor their resources, drinking water, and recreational opportunities.

Stansbury (NM)

SUBSTITUTE Strikes and replaces with the Clean Water Act of 2025.

Bean (FL)

Withdrawn Codifes the dredge and fill permitting programs administered by the States of Florida, Michigan, and New Jersey and clarify the law so that other states may successfully navigate the process to assume this authority.

Pappas (NH), Gillen (NY)

Requires dischargers of a pollutant pursuant to a permit to monitor and report to the Administrator discharges of emerging contaminants, including perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Additionally, it would authorize $20 million for each fiscal year 2025-2029 for grants to support owners and operators of publicly owned treatment works to carry out the monitoring and reporting requirements.

Vargas (CA), Peters (CA), Ruiz (CA)

Designates the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as the lead agency to coordinate all federal, state, Tribal, and local agencies to build and maintain critical infrastructure projects to address long-standing, systemic water infrastructure and pollution issues in the Tijuana River and New River watersheds.

Adams (NC)

Delays implementation of the act until the EPA determines that the bill will not increase pollution or harm rural, tribal areas. In order to do that, the EPA has to consult with a consortium of institutions of higher education specifically tribal colleges, 1994 land grants.

Vargas (CA), Peters (CA), Ruiz (CA)

Requires the Administrator of the EPA to provide technical assistance and programmatic support to states, tribes, and local governments to enhance their capacity to meet water quality goals under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.

Wilson (FL)

Requires a report on any disparate impacts on minority, rural, disadvantaged, and Tribal communities, including impacts to human health, environmental quality, and local economies, that may result from the implementation of this Act.

Conaway (NJ)

Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require submission of the National Water Quality Inventory report every 2 years, including data on- (1) geospatial stormwater characteristics; (2) industrial and point source discharges; and (3) climate-related stressors on surface water and infrastructure.

DeSaulnier (CA)

Requires a report on the impacts of the bill provisions on harmful algal blooms, and require the Administrator to certify the provisions will not cause an increase in harmful algal blooms.

Gray (CA)

Adds a new clause at the end of section 401(d) of the Clean Water Act that would require the federal licensing or permitting agency to serve as a critical “gatekeeping” function to ensure that the water quality certification conditions placed into the federal permit are appropriately within the scope of the state’s conditioning authority under section 401(d).

Gray (CA)

Clarifies the authority to mandate flow requirements by states through a section 401 Certification to ensure that flow releases cannot be required simply to meet perceived water resources needs.

Wasserman Schultz (FL), Wilson (FL), Soto (FL), Castor (FL), Frankel (FL)

Exempts the Everglades and the navigable waters of Florida from the provisions of this bill.

Johnson (SD)

Clarifies Sec. 20 applies to covered projects under the Clean Water Act.

Barr (KY)

Adds critical minerals projects under the Defense Production Act to Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council’s permitting dashboard and expedited review process. (H.R. 5929 - Critical Minerals Supply chain Resiliency Act)

Gray (CA)

Late Inserts judicial review language targeted at large energy infrastructure projects requiring federal authorization that may trigger Clean Water Act Section 401 certification. The provision is designed to ensure that expedited judicial review is reserved for these major projects, preventing federal courts from being overwhelmed with petitions.

Garamendi (CA)

Late Revised Modifies section 7 so that only a State or municipality may have a NPDES permit term of up to 10 years.

Bell (MO)

Late Include disparate impact reports

Bean (FL)

Late Codifies the dredge and fill permitting programs administered by the States of Florida, Michigan, and New Jersey and clarify the law so that other states may successfully navigate the process to assume this authority.

Babin (TX)

Late Ensures that the judicial review process for Section 401 of the Clean Water Act is efficient and lays out a path for certainty in resolving such actions.

Dean (PA)

Late Directs the Administrator of the EPA to report on actions related to PFAS within 90 days of enactment.

Gonzalez (TX)

Late Requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to work with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other relevant state agencies to create a streamlined process for granting permits for water desalination projects in localities that are in a water crisis.