# 116-hr-1497: Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2019

116-hr-1497, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR); status Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 387. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-1497
- Congress: 116
- Title: Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2019
- Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 387.
- Introduced: 2019-03-05
- Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 57
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes funding for several grants programs that address water pollution, such as wastewater and stormwater. Specifically, the bill reauthorizes through FY2024 grants to states for water pollution control programs; grants to municipalities for watershed pilot projects, such as projects that manage wet weather discharges (e.g., sewer overflows and sanitary sewer overflows) or control pollutants from municipal separate storm sewer systems; grants to states, local governments, private utilities, and nonprofit entities for alternative water source projects to meet critical water supply needs; grants to states for the purpose of providing grants to municipalities for controlling, treating, reducing, or reusing municipal combined sewer overflows, sanitary sewer overflows, or stormwater; and grants to states for clean water state revolving funds.

## Cosponsors (57)

- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2019-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2019-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2019-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2019-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2019-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2019-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] (D-CA), 2019-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2019-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2019-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2019-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2019-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2019-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] (D-IA), 2019-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2019-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2019-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2019-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2019-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2019-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2019-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2019-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2019-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2019-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2019-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2019-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2019-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2019-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2019-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2019-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2019-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2019-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2019-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2019-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2019-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26] (D-FL), 2019-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2019-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2019-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2019-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2019-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McAdams, Ben [D-UT-4] (D-UT), 2019-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2019-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2019-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2019-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2019-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2019-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2019-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2] (D-NM), 2019-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2019-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2019-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2019-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2019-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2019-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2019-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-1497 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1497)

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