PERMIT Act
The summary
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.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Jun 11, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - GA District 10 · R-GA
8 cosponsors
U.S. Representative - UT District 4 · R-UT
U.S. Representative - MN District 8 · R-MN
U.S. Representative - AR District 1 · R-AR
U.S. Representative - OH District 2 · R-OH
U.S. Representative - MO District 6 · R-MO
U.S. Representative - CA District 1 · R-CA
U.S. Representative - NC District 7 · R-NC
U.S. Representative - CO District 3 · R-CO
Roll-call vote
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 3898 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. |
| Policy Area | Environmental Protection |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | June 11, 2025 |
| Latest Action | December 15, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 8 · House vote — · — views |