H.R. 2421 - Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007
- Sponsor:
- James Oberstar
- Summary:
- This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the United States over waters of the United States. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been introduced.
Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007
H.R. 2421 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the United States over waters of the United States. (by CRS)
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- Title
- To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the United States over waters of the United States.
- Other Titles
- Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007
- Sponsor
- James Oberstar
- Co-Sponsors
- Grace Napolitano
- Gwen Moore
- Edward Markey
- Bob Filner
- James Walsh
- Mark Kirk
- Timothy Bishop
- Donna Christensen
- R. Miller
- Sheila Jackson-Lee
- Silvestre Reyes
- Dennis Kucinich
- Robert Scott
- Carolyn McCarthy
- Jerrold Nadler
- Tom Udall
- George Butterfield
- Paul Kanjorski
- Barton Gordon
- James McGovern
- John Tierney
- Wayne Gilchrest
- Artur Davis
- John Conyers
- Raul Grijalva
- Yvette Clarke
- William Delahunt
- Dennis Moore
- Michael Arcuri
- Christopher Smith
- Eliot Engel
- C. Thompson
- Nita Lowey
- Charles Rangel
- Eleanor Norton
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Gregory Meeks
- Robert Wexler
- Sam Farr
- Alcee Hastings
- Melvin Watt
- Kathy Castor
- Allyson Schwartz
- Keith Ellison
- Jesse Jackson
- Michael McNulty
- Michael Capuano
- Adam Schiff
- Anna Eshoo
- Daniel Lipinski
- Gary Ackerman
- Diane Watson
- Jerry McNerney
- Edolphus Towns
- Christopher Shays
- Diana DeGette
- Ellen Tauscher
- Hilda Solis
- Rush Holt
- Charles Gonzalez
- Linda Sánchez
- Bruce Braley
- Dale Kildee
- James McDermott
- Chaka Fattah
- Stephen Lynch
- David Wu
- Donald Payne
- Ron Klein
- H. Saxton
- Thomas Allen
- Zoe Lofgren
- Tom Lantos
- Bennie Thompson
- Peter Visclosky
- Doris Matsui
- Timothy Ryan
- Fortney Stark
- John Spratt
- Lucille Roybal-Allard
- James Langevin
- Nydia Velázquez
- Robert Andrews
- Loretta Sanchez
- Corrine Brown
- Ben Chandler
- Joe Courtney
- Frank Pallone
- Henry Johnson
- Melissa Bean
- Neil Abercrombie
- Rosa DeLauro
- John Dingell
- Joseph Crowley
- John Yarmuth
- Betty McCollum
- Jane Harman
- Gene Taylor
- Lynn Woolsey
- Steven Rothman
- Barbara Lee
- Barney Frank
- Michael Castle
- Tammy Baldwin
- Steve Kagen
- John Hall
- Maxine Waters
- Anthony Weiner
- Al Green
- Steve Israel
- Maurice Hinchey
- Louise Slaughter
- Joe Sestak
- Bobby Rush
- Carolyn Kilpatrick
- Lloyd Doggett
- Janice Schakowsky
- José Serrano
- Xavier Becerra
- Peter Welch
- Marcy Kaptur
- Martin Meehan
- Rahm Emanuel
- William Clay
- Russ Carnahan
- Mazie Hirono
- Jim Cooper
- Jay Inslee
- Christopher Van Hollen
- Niki Tsongas
- Frank LoBiondo
- Steve Cohen
- Albio Sires
- Danny Davis
- David Price
- Brad Sherman
- Betty Sutton
- John Sarbanes
- Richard Neal
- Norman Dicks
- Bart Stupak
- Michael Honda
- Vernon Ehlers
- Brian Higgins
- Robert Brady
- Paul Hodes
- James Moran
- Eddie Johnson
- Susan Davis
- Elijah Cummings
- Earl Blumenauer
- Stephanie Jones
- Ronald Kind
- John Lewis
- Albert Wynn
- Carol Shea-Porter
- Patrick Kennedy
- Sander Levin
- Howard Berman
- John Olver
- Luis Gutiérrez
- Michael Doyle
- Lois Capps
- Christopher Murphy
- Henry Waxman
- John Larson
- Todd Platts
- Peter DeFazio
- Emanuel Cleaver
- C.A. Ruppersberger
- William Pascrell
- Darlene Hooley
- George Miller
- Julia Carson
- Patrick Murphy
- James Clyburn
- Subjects
- Water pollution
- Congress
- Congressional powers
- Constitution
- Constitutional law
- Environmental protection
- Foreign policy
- International affairs
- Lakes
- Marine resources
- Navigation
- Rivers
- Territorial waters
- Transportation
- Water pollution control
- Water quality
- Water resources
- Wetlands
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 5/22/2007 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 5/22/2007 5/22/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 5/23/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. 7/17/2007 Committee Hearings Held. 7/19/2007 Committee Hearings Held. 4/16/2008 Committee Hearings Held. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
Total contributions given to House members from interest groups that…
supported this bill
| Consumer groups | $1,350 |
| Environmental policy (split) | |
| $1,350 |
opposed this bill
| Real Estate developers & subdividers | $6,811,979 |
| Republican/Conservative | $6,694,216 |
| Electric Power utilities | $4,071,955 |
| Residential construction | $3,260,992 |
| Public works, industrial & commercial construction | $2,962,888 |
| Finance, Insurance & Real Estate | $2,548,275 |
| Stone, clay, glass & concrete products | $2,260,047 |
| Livestock | $1,353,708 |
| Forestry & Forest Products | $1,172,528 |
| Pro-Guns | $915,280 |
| Retail trade | $858,231 |
| Agricultural chemicals (fertilizers & pesticides) | $636,700 |
| Farm organizations & cooperatives | $632,027 |
| Mining | $594,400 |
| Wheat, corn, soybeans and cash grain | $313,000 |
| Water Utilities | $265,466 |
| Transportation | $166,290 |
| Manufacturing | $122,353 |
| Fiscal & tax policy | $20,850 |
| Environmental policy (split) | |
| Municipal & county government organizations | $0 |
| $35,661,185 |
Interest groups that opposed this bill gave >1,000 times as much as interest groups that supported this bill
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
