# 119-hr-2093: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to permitting terms, and for other purposes.

119-hr-2093, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to permitting terms, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA); status in_committee (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2093
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to permitting terms, and for other purposes.
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-03-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Sets maximum fixed terms for NPDES permits.** This bill would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to allow National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits issued by States or municipalities to have fixed terms up to 10 years and permits issued to other persons to have fixed terms up to 5 years. It would also make technical corrections to section 402(l)(3), updating several internal cross-references and a capitalization change.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New time limits for water pollution permits: mixed, high. If enacted, federal water discharge permits would have fixed end dates. Permits for a State or municipality could last up to 10 years. Permits for any other permit holder could last up to 5 years. Agencies would set the exact term within those caps. Permit holders would need to renew at least that…

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- 119-hr-9495: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027
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## Sources
- [119-hr-2093 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2093)

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- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-9495: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9495)
- [119-hr-4016: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4016)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2093 (as of 2025-12-21).