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PERMIT Act

Passed first chamber: it can still change before the session ends.

US HR 3898 · House Bill · 119th Congress

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Passed first chamber
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House
Sponsors
9
Latest action
Dec 15, 2025

What it does

Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today Act or the PERMIT Act This bill limits the scope of the Clean Water Act by redefining navigable waters to exclude (1) waste treatment systems, (2) ephemeral features that flow only in direct response to precipitation, (3) prior converted cropland, (4) groundwater, or (5) any other features determined to be excluded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Official summary · Introduced in House · Jun 11, 2025

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

    Jun 11, 2025

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Current step)

    Passed first chamber · Dec 15, 2025

  4. Law (Not started)

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Where it goes next

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