H.R. 7023 – Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting Act

Failed by Recorded Vote

Graves (LA) #8 – Limits the authorization for certain linear infrastructure projects if Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) tax credit costs exceed CBO projections FAILED 99-323

Agreed to by Voice Vote

Bergman #1 – Clarifies that no part of the act affects the existing ban on oil and gas drilling in the Great Lakes
Garamendi #2 – Inserts Rep. Garamendi’s bipartisan H.R.1181 to allow USEPA and states with delegated authority under the Clean Water Act to issue National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits for public works (e.g., wastewater treatment or water recycling/reuse plants owned/operated by local governments) for up to 10 years from the current maximum of 5-year permit terms. This amendment would not affect Clean Water Act permitting for non-publicly owned projects like industrial polluters, which have 5-year NPDES permit terms under current law
Houlahan #3 – Requires a report from EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers on the staffing needs for processing and issuing permits under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the impact additional funding for full-time employees would have on processing timelines for permits
James #4 – Ensures nothing in this Act, including amendments, should affect the EPA's ability to research PFAS chemicals
Moolenaar #5 – Prohibits permits from being issued for any discharge from a source that is owned or operated by companies – or the subsidiaries of said companies – that are under the jurisdiction of China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia
Bean #7 – Forces approval of Florida's Clean Water Act Section 404 Program and the Programmatic Biological Opinion with Incidental Take Statement, as referenced in 85 Federal Register 83,553 (December 22, 2020), a program that was rejected by a Federal court for failing to comply with Federal environmental law

Not Offered 

Rose #6 – Requires a report from the Environmental Protection Agency to Congress on the number of additional homes expected to be built in the U.S. during the 10-year period following enactment of H.R. 7023 as a result of the implementation of H.R. 7023