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H.R. 1310:
Clean Water Protection Act
111th Congress

This is a bill in the U.S. Congress originating in the House of Representatives ("H.R."). A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate and then be signed by the President before it becomes law.

Bill numbers restart from 1 every two years. Each two-year cycle is called a session of Congress. This bill was created in the 111th Congress, in 2009-2010.

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2009-2010

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste.

Overview

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Text:
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Status:
Occurred: IntroducedMar 4, 2009
Occurred: Referred to CommitteeView Committee Assignments
Not Yet Occurred: Reported by Committee...
Not Yet Occurred: House Vote...
Not Yet Occurred: Senate Vote...
Not Yet Occurred: Signed by President...
This bill is in the first step in the legislative process. Introduced bills and resolutions first go to committees that deliberate, investigate, and revise them before they go to general debate. The majority of bills and resolutions never make it out of committee. [Last Updated: Feb 3, 2010 6:21AM]
Last Action:
Mar 6, 2009: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Related:
See the Related Legislation page for other bills related to this one and a list of subject terms that have been applied to this bill. Sometimes the text of one bill or resolution is incorporated into another, and in those cases the original bill or resolution, as it would appear here, would seem to be abandoned.
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Sources of Influence

MAPLight.org reports that the following organizations have taken a stance on this bill:

SupportOppose
Sierra Club
Appalachian Voices
Kentuckians for the Commonwealth
Coal River Mountain Watch
Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition
Save Our Cumberland Mountains
Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards
West Virginia Highlands Conservancy
Heartwood
Mountain Association for Community Economic Development
Soutwings
Natural Resources Defense Council
Appalachian Center for the Economy and the Environment
Chesapeake Climate Action Network
Christians for the Mountains
Friends of the Mountains
Skytruth
United Mountains Defense
West Virginia Rivres Coalition
Democracy in Action
NY Loves Mountains
Tennessee Clean Water Network
PA Council of Churches
Project Fly Fish
Clean Power Now
Potomac Riverkeeper
Americans for Democratic Action
Waterkeeper Alliance
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
Orange County Interfaith Coalition for the Environment
Restoring Eden
League of Conservation Voters
Center for Biological Diversity
American Bird Conservancy
Chemical Heritage Foundation
Audubon
National Alliance of Congregations Caring for the Earth
Friends of the Earth
National Mining Association

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