# 117-hr-7771: To require the Secretary of the Army and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study analyzing the cost to permit applicants and permit holders of complying with sections 402 and 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and for other purposes.

117-hr-7771, To require the Secretary of the Army and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study analyzing the cost to permit applicants and permit holders of complying with sections 402 and 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and for other purposes., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7771
- Congress: 117
- Title: To require the Secretary of the Army and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study analyzing the cost to permit applicants and permit holders of complying with sections 402 and 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Introduced: 2022-05-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency to study compliance costs for applicants and holders of certain permits for the discharge of pollutants or dredged or fill materials into waters.

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7771 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7771)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7771 (as of 2025-11-18).