H.R. 3898 - PERMIT Act
H.R. 3898 - PERMIT Act
Hearing Information
Meeting Information
Monday, July 7, 2025 - 4:00pm H-313, The Capitol View Announcement »
Meeting Information
Monday, July 21, 2025 - 4:00pm H-313, The Capitol View Announcement »
Video
Rules Committee Hearing H.R. 3486, 3898, H.J. Res. 104, 105, and 106
Bill Text
(as reported)
H. Rept. 119-180PDF
Report from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to accompany H.R. 3898
Amendments (click each header to sort table ▲▼ by that column)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Version 1 | Pou (NJ) | Democrat | Requires the EPA Administrator to certify that the bill would not result in increased sewer overflows, stormwater discharges, or flooding risks before it is implemented. | Submitted |
| 2 | Version 1 | Sykes (OH) | Democrat | Strikes section 18 and require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of the Army to reinstate the no-net loss of wetlands policy. | Submitted |
| 3 | Version 1 | Sykes (OH) | Democrat | Prevents this Act and amendments made by this Act from taking effect until the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency determines that this legislation does not pollute water supplies nor does it increase rates charged for wastewater treatment services. | Submitted |
| 4 | Version 1 | Crawford (AR) | Republican | Withdrawn Amends the Permit Act to include reforms to the compensatory mitigation framework under the Clean Water Act. | Withdrawn |
| 5 | Version 1 | Friedman (CA) | Democrat | Prohibits this Act from taking effect if the implementation results in an increase in pollutants into waters used or likely to be used for water recapture, recycling, or groundwater recharge. | Submitted |
| 6 | Version 1 | Jayapal (WA) | Democrat | Requires the EPA Administrator to restore and expand the Agency’s workforce that has statutory duties under the Water Pollution Control Act. Requires the Administrator to prioritize the rehiring of experienced staff with subject matter expertise in water quality activities, fill vacancies and report to Congress on staff capacity. | Submitted |
| 7 | Version 1 | McClain Delaney (MD) | Democrat | Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to restore the functions, staffing, and operational capacity of the Office of Research and Development, the Science Advisory Board, and any other scientific entities within the EPA that have been reorganized or closed. | Submitted |
| 8 | Version 1 | Ryan (NY) | Democrat | Prohibits the PERMIT Act from taking effect unless the EPA Administrator issues a determination that the implementation of this act will not result in an increase in the discharge of pollutants, such as PFAS. | Submitted |
| 9 | Version 1 | Larsen (WA) | Democrat | Strikes provisions from bill that limit state authority to protect locally-important waterbodies. | Submitted |
| 10 | Version 1 | Stanton (AZ) | Democrat | Pauses the implementation of any of the changes proposed in this bill until the EPA administrator determines they will not have an adverse effect on drinking water sources, or the health of surface waters in arid and drought prone areas. | Submitted |