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H.R. 3898Passed House

PERMIT Act

Introduced: Jun 11, 2025

Latest action date: Dec 15, 2025

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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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Congress
119th Congress
Introduced
Jun 11, 2025
Recorded roll calls
2

Status detail: The full action history records passage in the House.

Plain-language overview

What this bill 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.

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Environmental Protection

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FarmlandMarine pollutionNavigation, waterways, harborsSeashores and lakeshoresSolid waste and recyclingWater quality

Committee activity

Committees and subcommittees that received, reviewed, marked up, or reported this legislation.

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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

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Amendments

Proposed changes to this measure, with their latest official outcome or action from Congress.gov.

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H.Amdt. 134houseAgreed toDec 11, 2025

An amendment numbered 8 printed in Part A of House Report 119-399 to authorize the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) to accept funds for activities relating to wastewater treatment and flood control works, and for other purposes.

Latest action: On agreeing to the Peters amendment (A007) Agreed to by voice vote.

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H.Amdt. 133houseAgreed toDec 11, 2025

An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part A of House Report 119-399 to establish a voluntary pilot program to support State-led water quality improvements in waters impaired for nitrogen or phosphorus under section 303(d).

Latest action: On agreeing to the Nunn (IA) amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote.

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H.Amdt. 132houseAgreed toDec 11, 2025

An amendment numbered 6 printed in Part A of House Report 119-399 to increase the available supply of mitigation bank credits, driving down the cost curve and lowering home prices both through directly lowering the regulatory cost of building a new home and allowing builders to use lots that the cost of mitigation today prevents them from using.

Latest action: On agreeing to the Crawford amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.

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H.Amdt. 131houseAgreed toDec 11, 2025

An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part A of House Report 119-399 to direct the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to identify parcels of federal land suitable for aquifer recharge projects and require the agencies to establish clear, expedited permitting pathways.

Latest action: On agreeing to the Biggs (AZ) amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.

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H.Amdt. 130houseAgreed toDec 11, 2025

An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part A of House Report 119-399 to amend the definition of prior converted cropland under the Waters of the United States rule by striking "five years" and inserting "ten years".

Latest action: On agreeing to the Biggs (AZ) amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.

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H.Amdt. 129houseAgreed toDec 11, 2025

An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part A of House Report 119-399 to ensure that the judicial review process for Section 401 of the Clean Water Act is efficient and lays out a path for certainty in resolving such actions.

Latest action: On agreeing to the Babin amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.

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H.Amdt. 128houseAgreed toDec 11, 2025

An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part A of House Report 119-399 to codify the dredge and fill permitting programs administered by the States of Florida, Michigan, and New Jersey and clarify the law so that other states may successfully navigate the process to assume this authority.

Latest action: On agreeing to the Bean (FL) amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.

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Action timeline

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  1. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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  2. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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  3. Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 205 (Roll no. 330).

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  4. On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 205 (Roll no. 330).

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  5. On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 216 (Roll no. 329).

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  6. The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.

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  7. Ms. McDonald Rivet moved to recommit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. (text: CR H5793)

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  8. Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5793-5794)

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  9. Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, the House resumed consideration on HR 3898.

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  10. POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, the Chair announced further proceedings on H.R. 3898 would be postponed.

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  11. The House adopted the amendments en gros as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

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  12. The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

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  13. The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3898.

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  14. DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 936, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Peters amendment No. 8.

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  15. DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 936, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Nunn (IA) amendment No. 7.

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  16. DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 936, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Crawford amendment No. 6.

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  17. DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 936, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Biggs (AZ) amendment No. 4.

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  18. DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 936, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Biggs (AZ) amendment No. 3.

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  19. DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 936, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Babin amendment No. 2.

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  20. DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 936, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bean (FL) amendment No. 1.

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  21. GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3898.

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  22. The Speaker designated the Honorable Addison P. McDowell to act as Chairman of the Committee.

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  23. House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 936 and Rule XVIII.

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  24. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3898, H.R. 3383, H.R. 3638, H.R. 3628, H.R. 3668 and S. 1071. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3898, H.R. 3383, H.R. 3638, and H.R. 3628 under a structured rule; and H.R. 3668 and S. 1071 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 3898, H.R. 3383, H.R. 3638, H.R. 3628, and H.R. 3668; and one motion to commit on S. 1071.

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  25. Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 936. (consideration: CR H5768-5787; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H5775-5779)

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  26. Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 936 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3898, H.R. 3383, H.R. 3638, H.R. 3628, H.R. 3668 and S. 1071. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3898, H.R. 3383, H.R. 3638, and H.R. 3628 under a structured rule; and H.R. 3668 and S. 1071 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 3898, H.R. 3383, H.R. 3638, H.R. 3628, and H.R. 3668; and one motion to commit on S. 1071.

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  27. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 145.

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  28. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-180.

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  29. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-180.

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  30. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

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  31. Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged

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  32. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 34 - 30.

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  33. Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

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  34. Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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  35. Introduced in House

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  36. Introduced in House

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Roll-call votes

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FailedDec 11, 2025House · Roll call 329

On Motion to Recommit

216 Nay210 Yea7 Not Voting
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Byron DonaldsNot Voting
David ScottYea
Doug LaMalfaNay
Eric SwalwellNot Voting
Jerrold NadlerNot Voting
Laura GillenNot Voting
Marjorie Taylor GreeneNay
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormickYea
Tony GonzalesNay
PassedDec 11, 2025House · Roll call 330

On Passage

221 Yea205 Nay7 Not Voting
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Byron DonaldsNot Voting
David ScottNay
Doug LaMalfaYea
Eric SwalwellNot Voting
Jerrold NadlerNot Voting
Laura GillenNot Voting
Marjorie Taylor GreeneYea
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormickNay
Tony GonzalesYea

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