# 119-hr-3928: Improving Water Quality Certifications and American Energy Infrastructure Act

119-hr-3928, Improving Water Quality Certifications and American Energy Infrastructure Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC); status in_committee (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3928
- Congress: 119
- Title: Improving Water Quality Certifications and American Energy Infrastructure Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-06-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would tighten and standardize Section 401 water quality certifications around the specific standards in Sections 301–307 and enforce faster, clearer decisions.** The bill would limit what states and agencies can consider when granting or denying certifications and require written justifications tied to those statutory provisions. - States and interstate agencies would have to publish their certification requirements within 30 days and base approvals or denials solely on the applicable provisions of sections 301, 302, 303, 306, and 307. They would also be required to notify the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator immediately when they receive a request. - Project developers and permit applicants would get clearer, faster responses: certifying authorities would need to identify any additional materials needed within 90 days and provide written grounds for granting or denying certification. The standard for denial would be narrowed to a direct discharge that violates an applicable provision. - The bill would add a definition tying the applicable provisions to specific effluent limits, performance standards, pretreatment standards, and State water quality criteria needed to support a waterbody's designated uses, aligning decisions with those substance-based standards.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Quicker, clearer water certifications for projects: benefit, medium. If enacted, states and EPA would judge water certifications only against specific Clean Water Act rules (sections 301, 302, 303, 306, 307). Decisions would focus on whether the project would directly cause a discharge that violates those rules. Agencies would have to give written reasons and publis…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-3928 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3928)

## Related
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5089)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3928 (as of 2026-04-21).