# 119-hr-3897: Confidence in Clean Water Permits Act

119-hr-3897, Confidence in Clean Water Permits Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Taylor, David J. [R-OH-2] (R-OH); status in_committee (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3897
- Congress: 119
- Title: Confidence in Clean Water Permits Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-06-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Taylor, David J. [R-OH-2] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Broadens what counts as permit compliance and makes water-quality limits enforceable in discharge permits.** It would expand which pollutants a permit can bind a facility to control and set clear forms for water-quality based limits. - Facilities and permit holders: Compliance would cover pollutants listed in the permit, identified during the application, or tied to the source's operations. This can make monitoring or control requirements enforceable even if the permit has no numeric effluent limit. - States and EPA permit writers: Would be able to include water quality-based effluent limitations either as a numeric limit or as a narrative description of required actions. Permits must name the pollutant and describe how compliance may be achieved. - Communities and downstream waters: Regulators could directly tie permits to downstream water quality needs, potentially broadening enforceable standards beyond technology-only controls.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Clearer limits for water discharge permits: mixed, medium. This bill would change how clean-water discharge permits are written and enforced. If a water-quality limit is needed, EPA or a state would have to set it as a number or as clear required actions. Each limit would need to name the pollutant and explain how to comply. Compliance would cover pollutan…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3898: PERMIT Act
- 119-hr-1163: Prove It Act
- 119-hr-9535: Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3897 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3897)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-3898: PERMIT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3898)
- [119-hr-1163: Prove It Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1163)
- [119-hr-9535: Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9535)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3897 (as of 2026-04-21).