S. 787 - Clean Water Restoration Act

Clean Water Act of 1972, Wetlands, EPA, Solid Waste - Environmental protection. 111th Congress (2009-2010) View bill details
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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
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    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
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    Contributions

    1. January - February 2005 For $47,100 Against $12,500
    2. March - April 2005 For $96,433 Against $41,900
    3. May - June 2005 For $95,675 Against $13,250
    4. July - August 2005 For $75,300 Against $14,600
    5. September - October 2005 For $92,152 Against $24,943
    6. November - December 2005 For $117,000 Against $16,750
    7. January - February 2006 For $45,167 Against $7,500
    8. March - April 2006 For $132,179 Against $38,483
    9. May - June 2006 For $172,985 Against $28,200
    10. July - August 2006 For $132,305 Against $30,356
    11. September - October 2006 For $367,282 Against $57,186
    12. November - December 2006 For $70,307 Against $15,340
    13. January - February 2007 For $40,700 Against $19,550
    14. March - April 2007 For $73,100 Against $48,400
    15. May - June 2007 For $137,837 Against $68,250
    16. July - August 2007 For $64,388 Against $35,575
    17. September - October 2007 For $137,605 Against $41,050
    18. November - December 2007 For $185,385 Against $32,350
    19. January - February 2008 For $61,600 Against $28,800
    20. March - April 2008 For $141,247 Against $73,594
    21. May - June 2008 For $225,508 Against $37,600
    22. July - August 2008 For $123,458 Against $63,197
    23. September - October 2008 For $339,391 Against $110,250
    24. November - December 2008 For $21,331 Against $38,050
    25. January - February 2009 For $25,450 Against $31,250
    26. March - April 2009 For $122,275 Against $37,950
    27. May - June 2009 For $122,519 Against $24,100
    28. July - August 2009 For $40,767 Against $13,050
    29. September - October 2009 For $113,572 Against $47,900
    30. November - December 2009 For $62,500 Against $44,700
    31. January - February 2010 For $56,590 Against $24,550
    32. March - April 2010 For $117,050 Against $33,892
    33. May - June 2010 For $122,772 Against $77,900
    34. July - August 2010 For $115,404 Against $21,945
    35. September - October 2010 For $398,093 Against $53,050
    36. November - December 2010 For $23,812 Against $7,750

    Votes

      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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