# 119-hr-6693: SALAMANDER Act

119-hr-6693, SALAMANDER Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moore, Tim [R-NC-14] (R-NC); status in_committee (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6693
- Congress: 119
- Title: SALAMANDER Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-12-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Tim [R-NC-14] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a general-permit framework for post-disaster recovery under the Clean Water Act** to speed rebuilding in areas covered by a presidential major disaster or emergency declaration. It would let the Secretary issue or modify general permits for categories of recovery activities that are developed through programmatic consultation under the Endangered Species Act and that follow agreed best management practices, with those permits valid for 18 months.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2025-12-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Faster disaster-area dredge and fill permits: mixed, medium. If enacted, the Army Corps would be able to issue or modify Clean Water Act general permits for dredge and fill work in areas with a Presidential major disaster or emergency declaration. Permit categories would be developed through a programmatic consultation with the Secretaries of the Interior, C…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6693 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6693)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6693 (as of 2026-04-21).