# 117-hr-1915: Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021

117-hr-1915, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR); status Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 48. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-1915
- Congress: 117
- Title: Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021
- Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 48.
- Introduced: 2021-03-16
- Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 67
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021

## Cosponsors (67)

- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2021-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2021-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2021-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2021-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2021-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2021-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2021-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2021-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2021-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2021-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2021-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2021-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2021-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2021-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2021-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2021-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2021-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2021-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2021-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2021-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2021-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2021-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2021-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2021-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2021-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2021-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2021-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2021-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2021-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bourdeaux, Carolyn [D-GA-7] (D-GA), 2021-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2021-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2021-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2021-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2021-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2021-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2021-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2021-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2021-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2021-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2021-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2021-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2021-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2021-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2021-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2021-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2021-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2021-05-07T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-1915 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1915)

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