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119th Congress · House

PERMIT Act

Subjects: Farmland · Marine pollution · Navigation, waterways, harbors · Seashores and lakeshores · Solid waste and recycling · Water quality · Environmental Protection

In plain language

  • House bill in the 119th Congress.
  • Limits the scope of the Clean Water Act by redefining navigable waters to exclude (1) waste treatment systems.
  • House passed it on Dec 11, 2025 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

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.

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