H.R. 720 - Water Quality Financing Act of 2007

Water Quality Financing Act of 2007

H.R. 720 — 110^th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes. (by CRS)

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Title

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes.

Other Titles

• Water Quality Financing Act of 2007
• Water Quality Financing Act of 2007
• Water Quality Financing Act of 2007

Sponsor

James Oberstar

Co-Sponsors

• Eni F. H. Faleomavaega
• Jerrold Nadler
• John Conyers, Jr.
• William Delahunt
• Michael Arcuri
• Michael E. Capuano
• Ellen Tauscher
• Charles A. Gonzalez
• H. Saxton
• Doris O. Matsui
• Elton Gallegly
• Jerry F. Costello
• Loretta Sanchez
• Harry Mitchell
• Neil Abercrombie
• John D. Dingell
• Lynn C. Woolsey
• Steve Kagen
• John Hall
• Russ Carnahan
• Mazie K. Hirono
• Don Young
• Frederick Boucher
• Bart Stupak
• James P. Moran
• Eddie Bernice Johnson
• Elijah E. Cummings
• Paul Gillmor
• Peter A. DeFazio
• Emanuel Cleaver
• Bill Pascrell, Jr.
• Gerald Weller

Subjects

• Water pollution
• Accounting
• Administrative fees
• Authorization
• Budgets
• Canada
• Congress
• Congressional investigations
• Congressional reporting requirements
• Conspiracy
• Construction costs
• Construction workers
• Cost effectiveness
• Criminal justice
• Emergency management
• Employee selection
• Energy
• Energy efficiency
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Environmental protection
• Environmental technology
• Espionage
• Ex-offenders
• Executive departments
• Explosives
• Federal aid to Indians
• Federal aid to water pollution control
• Federal-state relations
• Finance
• Government information
• Government lending
• Government paperwork
• Government publications
• Government publicity
• Government trust funds
• Governmental investigations
• Great Lakes
• Hazardous substances
• Identification devices
• Indians
• Infrastructure
• Intelligence activities
• International environmental cooperation
• Labor
• Lakes
• Land transfers
• Landowners
• Law
• Local finance
• Maintenance and repair
• Marine safety
• Mental illness
• Merchant seamen
• Minimum wages
• Minorities
• Municipal services
• Murder
• Nonpoint source pollution
• Nonprofit organizations
• Organized crime
• Planning
• Politics and government
• Potable water
• Public utilities
• Public utility rates
• Revolving funds
• Rural affairs
• Security measures
• Sedition
• Sewage disposal
• Sewage treatment
• Sewerage
• Small towns
• Social services
• Solid wastes
• State and local government
• State finance
• State politics and government
• State-local relations
• Storm drains
• Technological innovations
• Technology
• Terrorism
• Transportation
• Transportation of hazardous substances
• Transportation safety
• Transportation workers
• Treason
• Urban affairs
• User charges
• Wages
• Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc.
• Waste water treatment
• Water conservation
• Water quality
• Water resources
• Water supply
• Water treatment plants
• Watersheds

Related Bills

• H.Res. 229 (110^th) : Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 720) to Amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to Authorize Appropriations for State Water Pollution Control Revolving Funds, and for Other Purposes.

Major Actions

Introduced	1/30/2007
Referred to Committee
Amendments (6 proposed)
Passed House	3/09/2007

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Transportation amendment (A007) Agreed to by voice vote.	3/09/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	Amendment 2 to H.R. 720	3/09/2007	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 140 voted YES 280 voted NO 18 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 720 Water Quality Financing Act of 2007	3/09/2007	This motion PASSED the House 359 voted YES 56 voted NO 18 voted present/not voting
currently selected	House	On Passage - House - H.R. 720 Water Quality Financing Act of 2007	3/09/2007	This bill PASSED the House 303 voted YES 108 voted NO 22 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Stupak amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.	3/10/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Hall (NY) amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.	3/10/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Platts amendment Agreed to by voice vote.	3/10/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Hirono amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.	3/10/2007	PASSED by voice vote

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	1/30/2007
		1/30/2007	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
		1/30/2007	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E220-221)
		1/31/2007	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
		1/31/2007	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
		1/31/2007	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
		1/31/2007	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
		2/07/2007	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
	Put on a legislative calendar	2/07/2007	Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 55 - 13.
		3/06/2007	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 110-30.
	Put on a legislative calendar	3/06/2007	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 11.
		3/08/2007	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 229 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 720 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee of the Whole.
		3/09/2007	Rule H. Res. 229 passed House.
		3/09/2007	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 229.
		3/09/2007	House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 229 and Rule XVIII.
		3/09/2007	The Speaker designated the Honorable Hilda L. Solis to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.
		3/09/2007	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 720 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee of the Whole.
		3/09/2007	GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 720.
		3/09/2007	The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 720.
		3/09/2007	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
		3/09/2007	The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
		3/09/2007	Mr. Cantor moved to recommit with instructions to Transportation.
		3/09/2007	DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cantor motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment adding a new title which adds prohibitions on the issuance of transportation security cards to convicted felons.
		3/09/2007	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
		3/09/2007	Amendment reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastruct.
select this vote	Vote	3/09/2007	On agreeing to the Transportation amendment (A007) Agreed to by voice vote.
select this vote	Vote	3/09/2007	Amendment 2 to H.R. 720
select this vote	Vote	3/09/2007	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 720 Water Quality Financing Act of 2007
currently selected	House Vote on Passage	3/09/2007	On Passage - House - H.R. 720 Water Quality Financing Act of 2007
		3/10/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 229, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Stupak amendment.
		3/10/2007	Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Stupak.
		3/10/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 229, the Committe of the Whole proceede with 10 minutes of debate on the Baker amendment.
select this vote	Vote	3/10/2007	On agreeing to the Stupak amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
		3/10/2007	Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Baker.
		3/10/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Baker amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Baker demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		3/10/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res 229, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hall of New York Amendment.
		3/10/2007	Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Hall (NY).
select this vote	Vote	3/10/2007	On agreeing to the Hall (NY) amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.
		3/10/2007	Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Platts.
		3/10/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 229, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Platts amendment.
		3/10/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 229, the Committe of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hirono amendment.
select this vote	Vote	3/10/2007	On agreeing to the Platts amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
		3/10/2007	Amendment (A005) offered by Ms. Hirono.
select this vote	Vote	3/10/2007	On agreeing to the Hirono amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.
		3/10/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 229, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Whitfield amendment.
		3/10/2007	Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Whitfield.
		3/10/2007	By unanimous consent, the Whitfield amendment was withdrawn.
		3/12/2007	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
		3/19/2007	Star Print ordered on the bill.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status
select this vote	H. Amdt. 34	Stupak, Bart [D-MI1]	March 9, 2007	Passed by voice vote on March 9, 2007.
	Amendment requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Government of Canada, to conduct a study of the condition of wastewater treatment facilities located in the United States and Canada that discharge into the Great Lakes. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 35	Baker, Richard [R-LA6]	March 9, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on March 9, 2007.
	Amendment sought to to strike the Davis-Bacon provision of the bill. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 36	Hall, John [D-NY19]	March 9, 2007	Passed by voice vote on March 9, 2007.
	Amendent requires that States, in the development of their priority list under section 606(g) of the Clean Water Act, consider whether the project or activity proposed for funding would first address the repair and replacement of existing wastewater infrastructure. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 37	Platts, Todd [R-PA19]	March 9, 2007	Passed by voice vote on March 9, 2007.
	Amendment prohibits financial assistance recipients from including bid specs that contain proprietary, exclusionary, or discriminatory requirements, other than those based on performance. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 38	Hirono, Mazie [D-HI]	March 9, 2007	Passed by voice vote on March 9, 2007.
	Amendment allows funds under section 103 of the bill to be used to assist communities in developing integrated water resource plans for the coordinated management and protection of surface water, ground water and storm water resources on a watershed or subwatershed basis. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 39	Whitfield, Ed [R-KY1]	March 9, 2007	Withdrawn on March 9, 2007.
	An amendment numbered 6 printed in part B of House Report 110-36 to establish a two-year pilot program to test under normal weather conditions what an extended summer pool lake level would mean to enhanced boating safety, recreation, navigation, fishing, and tourism activities, while also enabling us to gauge the economic impact of longer and higher water levels. Show amendment details