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H.R. 3888

U.S. HouseIn House Committee

Summary

H.R. 3888, the Water Quality Criteria Development and Transparency Act, was introduced in the House on Jun 10, 2025 by Rep. Burgess Owens (R). It was referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, and last saw action on Jun 13, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.


Record

Text

H.R. 3888 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb3888/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 3888 IH: Water Quality Criteria Development and Transparency Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-06-10
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Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3888 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 10, 2025 Mr. Owens introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to water quality criteria development and transparency, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Water Quality Criteria Development and Transparency Act .
2.
Water quality criteria development and transparency
(a)
Information and guidelines
Section 304(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1314(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(10)
Administrative procedure
After the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Administrator shall issue any new or revised water quality criteria under paragraph (1) or (9) by rule.
.
(b)
Administrative procedure and judicial review
Section 509(b)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1369(b)(1) ) is amended—
(1)
by striking section 402, and and inserting section 402, ; and
(2)
by inserting and (H) in issuing any criteria for water quality pursuant to section 304(a)(10), after strategy under section 304(l), .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-06-10
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to water quality criteria development and transparency, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Burgess Owens (R) sponsors H.R. 3888 alone.

Committees

H.R. 3888 went before 2 committees: Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
Referred to · Jun 13, 2025 · 85 Bills
Transportation and Infrastructure
Transportation and Infrastructure
Referred To · Jun 10, 2025 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3888 has taken 3 actions since Jun 10, 2025, the latest on Jun 13, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 13, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
Jun 10, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jun 10, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

Votes

H.R. 3888 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 3888 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Water Quality Criteria Development and Transparency Act — Display Title
  • Water Quality Criteria Development and Transparency Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to water quality criteria development and transparency, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 10 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3888 in 8 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Clean Air and Water (quality), Chemicals/Chemical Industry, Defense, Energy/Nuclear, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Natural Resources, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLEAN WATER AGENCIESTrade AssociationDistrict of Columbia15
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATIONDistrict of Columbia13

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$760K2nd Quarter - Amendme…
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$649K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLEAN WATER AGENCIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLEAN WATER AGENCIES2026 second_quarter$140K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLEAN WATER AGENCIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLEAN WATER AGENCIES2026 first_quarter$140K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLEAN WATER AGENCIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLEAN WATER AGENCIES2025 fourth_quarter$140K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLEAN WATER AGENCIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLEAN WATER AGENCIES2025 third_quarter$130K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLEAN WATER AGENCIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLEAN WATER AGENCIES2025 second_quarter$100K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$76K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3888 under Environmental Protection, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3888’s is Environmental Protection.

hr3888/policy-areas.txt
Environmental ProtectionAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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