US Congress Senate Bill 2496 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 39-0)
Status: Introduced on June 19 2014 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-07-09 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4294-4296)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Protecting Water and Property Rights Act of 2014 - Prohibits the Secretary of the Army and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from: (1) finalizing the proposed rule entitled "Definition of `Waters of the United States' Under the Clean Water Act"; or (2) using the proposed rule, or any substantially similar proposed rule or guidance, as the basis for any rulemaking or any decision regarding the scope or enforcement of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act). Provides that the use of the proposed rule, or any substantially similar proposed rule or guidance, as the basis for any rulemaking or any decision regarding the scope or enforcement of the Clean Water Act shall be grounds for vacating the final rule, decision, or enforcement action.

Protecting Water and Property Rights Act of 2014

Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY]	Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN]	Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]
Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]	Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R-GA]	Sen. Daniel Coats [R-IN]	Sen. Tom Coburn [R-OK]
Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS]	Sen. Bob Corker [R-TN]	Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]	Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]
Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]	Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY]	Sen. Deb Fischer [R-NE]	Sen. Jeff Flake [R-AZ]
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]	Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]	Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT]	Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV]
Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND]	Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]	Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]	Sen. Mike Johanns [R-NE]
Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT]	Sen. John McCain [R-AZ]	Sen. Mitch McConnell [R-KY]	Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]
Sen. Rand Paul [R-KY]	Sen. James Risch [R-ID]	Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]	Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]
Sen. Tim Scott [R-SC]	Sen. Jeff Sessions [R-AL]	Sen. Richard Shelby [R-AL]	Sen. John Thune [R-SD]
Sen. Pat Toomey [R-PA]	Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]	Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-07-09	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4294-4296)
2014-06-19	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

HB5078 (Related) 2014-09-11 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 559.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2496/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s2496/BILLS-113s2496is.pdf