S. 787 - Clean Water Restoration Act

Clean Water Act of 1972, Wetlands, EPA, Solid Waste - Environmental protection.
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Summary:
A bill to amend 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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The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar. 
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Clean Water Restoration Act

S. 787 — 111th Congress (2009–2010)

Keywords
Clean Water Act of 1972, Wetlands, EPA, Solid Waste
Summary
A bill to amend 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
A bill 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
Sponsor
Russell Feingold
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Environmental protection
  • Lakes and rivers
  • Water quality
  • Wetlands
Related Bills
    Major Actions
    Introduced4/02/2009
    Referred to Committee
    Bill History

    There have been no votes on this bill.

    ActionDateDescription
    Introduced4/02/2009
    4/02/2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4317-4318)
    4/02/2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
    Put on a legislative calendar6/18/2009Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
    12/10/2010Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-361. Minority views filed.
    Put on a legislative calendar12/10/2010Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 685.
    NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus
    12 Organizations Supported and 3 Opposed; See Which Ones

    Organizations that took a position on
    Clean Water Restoration Act

    12 organizations supported this bill

    American Rivers
    (2009, February 26). AR Press Release. Retrieved April 27, 2009, from .
    American Whitewater
    (2009, April 8). American Whitewater Action Alert. Retrieved April 27, 2009, from .
    Clean Water Action
    (n.d.). CWA Action Alert. Retrieved April 27, 2009, from .
    Ducks Unlimited
    (n.d.). CWRA News. Retrieved April 27, 2009, from .
    Earthjustice
    Earthjustice (2009, February 17). Protect America's Waters -- The Clean Water Restoration Act. Retrieved April 27, 2009, from Action Alert.
    Environment America
    (2009, April 0). Courting Disaster. Retrieved April 27, 2009, from .
    League of Conservation Voters
    (n.d.). LCV Action Alert. Retrieved April 27, 2009, from .
    National Wildlife Federation
    (2009, April 0). Courting Disaster. Retrieved April 27, 2009, from .
    Natural Resources Defense Council
    (2009, April 14). NRDC Press release. Retrieved April 27, 2009, from .
    Sierra Club
    (n.d.). Sierra Club Action Alert. Retrieved April 27, 2009, from .
    Southern Environmental Law Center
    (2009, April 0). Courting Disaster. Retrieved April 27, 2009, from .
    U.S. Public Interest Research Groups
    (2009, April 0). Courting Disaster. Retrieved April 27, 2009, from .

    3 organizations opposed this bill

    American Farm Bureau Federation
    The Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007: Hearing before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. 110th Cong., 2nd Sess., (2008). (Testimony of Ms. Virginia S. Albrecht Partner Hunton & Williams LLP on behalf of The Waters Advocacy Coalition). Retrieved April 27, 2009, from US_111_S787_Oppose_WAC_0.pdf.
    National Corn Growers Association
    (n.d.). NCGA Action Alert. Retrieved April 27, 2009, from .
    National Mining Association
    (n.d.). NMA Action Alert. Retrieved April 27, 2009, from .

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    Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 111th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2005 – December 31, 2010.
    Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

    Contributions by Legislator

    Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported
    $ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$6,510$0
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$14,400$3,250
    John BarrassoRWY$0$13,250
    Max BaucusDMT$27,250$44,000
    Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$6,700$9,550
    Mark BegichDAK$108,849$2,000
    Michael BennetDCO$222,250$7,300
    Bob BennettRUT$1,000$1,000
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$33,501$18,900
    Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$5,600$10,400
    Barbara BoxerDCA$284,975$6,050
    Sherrod BrownDOH$99,650$8,000
    Sam BrownbackRKS$2,100$0
    Jim BunningRKY$0$5,500
    Richard BurrRNC$20,800$24,187
    Roland BurrisDIL$0$0
    Robert ByrdDWV$15,950$13,000
    Maria CantwellDWA$188,365$0
    Ben CardinDMD$61,991$0
    Tom CarperDDE$4,100$500
    Bob CaseyDPA$80,513$2,500
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$5,100$118,133
    Tom CoburnROK$2,650$6,000
    William Thad CochranRMS$3,800$19,500
    Susan CollinsRME$19,800$500
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$3,100$41,112
    Bob CorkerRTN$14,600$12,550
    John CornynRTX$34,475$35,900
    Mike CrapoRID$1,650$10,500
    Jim DeMintRSC$8,950$7,250
    Chris DoddDCT$21,450$0
    Byron DorganDND$15,350$14,000
    Dick DurbinDIL$30,910$33,700
    John EnsignRNV$6,900$6,000
    Mike EnziRWY$0$9,500
    Russ FeingoldDWI$103,121$1,000
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$57,989$9,000
    Kirsten GillibrandDNY$130,792$16,150
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$2,500$750
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$3,000$47,750
    Judd GreggRNH$0$0
    Kay HaganDNC$67,347$1,000
    Tom HarkinDIA$79,415$37,925
    Orrin HatchRUT$3,500$12,300
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$7,233$20,936
    Jim InhofeROK$10,600$25,081
    Dan InouyeDHI$11,900$0
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$11,000$25,150
    Mike JohannsRNE$0$37,750
    Tim JohnsonDSD$12,650$17,500
    Ted KaufmanDDE$0$0
    Ted KennedyDMA$28,970$0
    John KerryDMA$36,970$250
    Amy KlobucharDMN$79,850$7,000
    Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    Jon KylRAZ$11,500$24,056
    Mary LandrieuDLA$18,716$18,250
    Frank LautenbergDNJ$38,040$0
    Patrick LeahyDVT$34,050$2,250
    Carl LevinDMI$52,295$0
    Joe LiebermanICT$63,100$3,100
    Blanche LincolnDAR$15,133$135,997
    Dick LugarRIN$14,700$26,000
    Mel MartinezRFL$0$3,500
    John McCainRAZ$3,000$6,000
    Claire McCaskillDMO$72,710$4,500
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$20,700$38,844
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$35,650$500
    Jeff MerkleyDOR$103,245$250
    Barbara MikulskiDMD$32,533$0
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$6,450$12,300
    Patty MurrayDWA$124,861$7,500
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$12,400$41,200
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$82,555$7,250
    Mark PryorDAR$15,388$7,250
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$20,060$0
    Harry ReidDNV$169,059$23,650
    Jim RischRID$0$9,500
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$4,550$48,400
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$61,850$12,000
    Bernie SandersIVT$62,550$1,000
    Chuck SchumerDNY$72,850$9,200
    Jeff SessionsRAL$2,000$15,000
    Jeanne ShaheenDNH$109,867$0
    Richard ShelbyRAL$4,700$12,000
    Olympia SnoweRME$14,950$0
    Arlen SpecterDPA$23,200$6,000
    Debbie StabenowDMI$56,265$4,500
    Jon TesterDMT$130,577$3,990
    John ThuneRSD$11,200$19,250
    Mark UdallDCO$393,472$16,300
    Tom UdallDNM$181,854$3,800
    David VitterRLA$23,250$11,100
    George VoinovichROH$7,600$14,650
    Mark WarnerDVA$50,533$7,300
    Jim WebbDVA$61,740$2,250
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$80,210$0
    Roger WickerRMS$4,300$11,000
    Ron WydenDOR$12,500$2,500

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    NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported
    $ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$6,510$0
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$14,400$3,250
    John BarrassoRWY$0$13,250
    Max BaucusDMT$27,250$44,000
    Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$6,700$9,550
    Mark BegichDAK$108,849$2,000
    Michael BennetDCO$222,250$7,300
    Bob BennettRUT$1,000$1,000
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$33,501$18,900
    Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$5,600$10,400
    Barbara BoxerDCA$284,975$6,050
    Sherrod BrownDOH$99,650$8,000
    Sam BrownbackRKS$2,100$0
    Jim BunningRKY$0$5,500
    Richard BurrRNC$20,800$24,187
    Roland BurrisDIL$0$0
    Robert ByrdDWV$15,950$13,000
    Maria CantwellDWA$188,365$0
    Ben CardinDMD$61,991$0
    Tom CarperDDE$4,100$500
    Bob CaseyDPA$80,513$2,500
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$5,100$118,133
    Tom CoburnROK$2,650$6,000
    William Thad CochranRMS$3,800$19,500
    Susan CollinsRME$19,800$500
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$3,100$41,112
    Bob CorkerRTN$14,600$12,550
    John CornynRTX$34,475$35,900
    Mike CrapoRID$1,650$10,500
    Jim DeMintRSC$8,950$7,250
    Chris DoddDCT$21,450$0
    Byron DorganDND$15,350$14,000
    Dick DurbinDIL$30,910$33,700
    John EnsignRNV$6,900$6,000
    Mike EnziRWY$0$9,500
    Russ FeingoldDWI$103,121$1,000
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$57,989$9,000
    Kirsten GillibrandDNY$130,792$16,150
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$2,500$750
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$3,000$47,750
    Judd GreggRNH$0$0
    Kay HaganDNC$67,347$1,000
    Tom HarkinDIA$79,415$37,925
    Orrin HatchRUT$3,500$12,300
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$7,233$20,936
    Jim InhofeROK$10,600$25,081
    Dan InouyeDHI$11,900$0
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$11,000$25,150
    Mike JohannsRNE$0$37,750
    Tim JohnsonDSD$12,650$17,500
    Ted KaufmanDDE$0$0
    Ted KennedyDMA$28,970$0
    John KerryDMA$36,970$250
    Amy KlobucharDMN$79,850$7,000
    Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    Jon KylRAZ$11,500$24,056
    Mary LandrieuDLA$18,716$18,250
    Frank LautenbergDNJ$38,040$0
    Patrick LeahyDVT$34,050$2,250
    Carl LevinDMI$52,295$0
    Joe LiebermanICT$63,100$3,100
    Blanche LincolnDAR$15,133$135,997
    Dick LugarRIN$14,700$26,000
    Mel MartinezRFL$0$3,500
    John McCainRAZ$3,000$6,000
    Claire McCaskillDMO$72,710$4,500
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$20,700$38,844
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$35,650$500
    Jeff MerkleyDOR$103,245$250
    Barbara MikulskiDMD$32,533$0
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$6,450$12,300
    Patty MurrayDWA$124,861$7,500
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$12,400$41,200
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$82,555$7,250
    Mark PryorDAR$15,388$7,250
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$20,060$0
    Harry ReidDNV$169,059$23,650
    Jim RischRID$0$9,500
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$4,550$48,400
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$61,850$12,000
    Bernie SandersIVT$62,550$1,000
    Chuck SchumerDNY$72,850$9,200
    Jeff SessionsRAL$2,000$15,000
    Jeanne ShaheenDNH$109,867$0
    Richard ShelbyRAL$4,700$12,000
    Olympia SnoweRME$14,950$0
    Arlen SpecterDPA$23,200$6,000
    Debbie StabenowDMI$56,265$4,500
    Jon TesterDMT$130,577$3,990
    John ThuneRSD$11,200$19,250
    Mark UdallDCO$393,472$16,300
    Tom UdallDNM$181,854$3,800
    David VitterRLA$23,250$11,100
    George VoinovichROH$7,600$14,650
    Mark WarnerDVA$50,533$7,300
    Jim WebbDVA$61,740$2,250
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$80,210$0
    Roger WickerRMS$4,300$11,000
    Ron WydenDOR$12,500$2,500

    Interest Groups that supported this bill

    $ Donated
    Environmental policy$2,857,591
    Non-profit foundations$1,458,648

    Interest Groups that opposed this bill

    $ Donated
    Mining$496,400
    Wheat, corn, soybeans and cash grain$416,020
    Farm organizations & cooperatives$403,291
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