# 114-hr-4954: Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2016

114-hr-4954, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4954
- Congress: 114
- Title: Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Introduced: 2016-04-15
- Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 43
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2016 The bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to reauthorize through FY2021 and revise specified wastewater infrastructure programs and water pollution control programs, including the clean water state revolving fund program and a grant program for protecting groundwater quality.

## Cosponsors (43)

- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2016-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2016-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2016-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- CORRINE BROWN (D-FL), 2016-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2016-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD), 2016-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2016-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL CAPUANO (D-MA), 2016-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2016-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2016-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2016-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2016-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2016-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2016-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2016-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- RICHARD NOLAN (D-MN), 2016-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2016-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2016-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2016-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2016-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2016-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2016-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2016-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2016-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2016-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2016-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2016-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2016-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2016-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2016-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2016-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2016-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2016-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2016-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2016-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2016-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2016-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2016-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2016-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2016-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2016-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2016-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2016-07-13T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-4954 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4954)

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