H.R. 3898 · 119th Congress

PERMIT Act

Introduced on Jun 11, 2025 by Mike Collins (R-GA-10). 8 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Dec 15, 2025): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jun 11, 2025
Cosponsors
8
0 from the other party
Policy area
Environmental Protection
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make targeted reforms with respect to waters of the United States and other matters, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Farmland
  • Marine pollution
  • Navigation, waterways, harbors
  • Seashores and lakeshores
  • Solid waste and recycling
  • Water quality

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jun 11, 2025). Public domain.

Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today Act or the PERMIT Act

This bill limits the scope of the Clean Water Act by redefining navigable waters to exclude (1) waste treatment systems, (2) ephemeral features that flow only in direct response to precipitation, (3) prior converted cropland, (4) groundwater, or (5) any other features determined to be excluded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Mike CollinsR-GA-10Sponsor

Republicans · 8

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Recommit
    Dec 11, 2025· House· Procedural· Failed 210–216
  2. On Passage
    Dec 11, 2025· House· Passage· Passed 221–205

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jun 11, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jun 11, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Jun 11, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  4. Jun 13, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
  5. Jun 25, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged
  6. Jun 25, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  7. Jun 25, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 34 - 30.
  8. Jul 2, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-180.
  9. Jul 2, 2025 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-180.
  10. Jul 2, 2025 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 145.
  11. Dec 9, 2025 · HouseRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 936 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3898, H.R. 3383, H.R. 3638, H.R. 3628, H.R. 3668 and S. 1071. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3898, H.R. 3383, H.R. 3638, and H.R. 3628 under a structured rule; and H.R. 3668 and S. 1071 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 3898, H.R. 3383, H.R. 3638, H.R. 3628, and H.R. 3668; and one motion to commit on S. 1071.
  12. Dec 11, 2025 · HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 936. (consideration: CR H5768-5787; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H5775-5779)
  13. Dec 11, 2025 · HouseRule provides for consideration of H.R. 3898, H.R. 3383, H.R. 3638, H.R. 3628, H.R. 3668 and S. 1071. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3898, H.R. 3383, H.R. 3638, and H.R. 3628 under a structured rule; and H.R. 3668 and S. 1071 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 3898, H.R. 3383, H.R. 3638, H.R. 3628, and H.R. 3668; and one motion to commit on S. 1071.
  14. Dec 11, 2025 · HouseHouse resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 936 and Rule XVIII.
  15. Dec 11, 2025 · HouseThe Speaker designated the Honorable Addison P. McDowell to act as Chairman of the Committee.
  16. Dec 11, 2025 · HouseGENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3898.
  17. Dec 11, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 936, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bean (FL) amendment No. 1.
  18. Dec 11, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 936, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Babin amendment No. 2.
  19. Dec 11, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 936, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Biggs (AZ) amendment No. 3.
  20. Dec 11, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 936, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Biggs (AZ) amendment No. 4.
  21. Dec 11, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 936, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Crawford amendment No. 6.
  22. Dec 11, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 936, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Nunn (IA) amendment No. 7.
  23. Dec 11, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 936, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Peters amendment No. 8.
  24. Dec 11, 2025 · HouseThe House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3898.
  25. Dec 11, 2025 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  26. Dec 11, 2025 · HouseThe House adopted the amendments en gros as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
  27. Dec 11, 2025 · HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, the Chair announced further proceedings on H.R. 3898 would be postponed.
  28. Dec 11, 2025 · HousePursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, the House resumed consideration on HR 3898.
  29. Dec 11, 2025 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5793-5794)
  30. Dec 11, 2025 · HouseMs. McDonald Rivet moved to recommit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. (text: CR H5793)
  31. Dec 11, 2025 · HouseThe previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
  32. Dec 11, 2025 · HouseOn motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 216 (Roll no. 329).House · Roll call 329
  33. Dec 11, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 205 (Roll no. 330).House · Roll call 330
  34. Dec 11, 2025 · HouseOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 205 (Roll no. 330).House · Roll call 330
  35. Dec 11, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  36. Dec 15, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. INDEPENDENT ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS INC6 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  2. AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)
  3. AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL5 reports
    $21M reported (all issues)
  4. AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER5 reports
    $240K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.$5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  5. AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $1.7M reported (all issues)
  6. AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)
  7. ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.5 reports
    $3.5M reported (all issues)
  8. American Exploration & Mining Association5 reports
    $85K reported (all issues)
  9. American Society of Civil Engineers5 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS$360.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  10. BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY5 reports
    $4.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY$439.8K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  11. CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF SANITATION AGENCIES5 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  12. CMS ENERGY CORPORATION5 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  13. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.5 reports
    $87.7M reported (all issues)
  14. DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE5 reports
    $660K reported (all issues)
  15. INTERSTATE NATURAL GAS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA5 reports
    $1.7M reported (all issues)
  16. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS5 reports
    $5.5M reported (all issues)
  17. NATIONAL HYDROPOWER ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $550K reported (all issues)
  18. NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)5 reports
    $4.6M reported (all issues)
  19. National Mining Association5 reports
    $3.6M reported (all issues)
  20. PHILLIPS 665 reports
    $8.8M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY$658.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  21. THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC.5 reports
  22. Trout Unlimited5 reports
    $600K reported (all issues)
  23. Waters Advocacy Coalition5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  24. XCEL ENERGY5 reports
    $2.7M reported (all issues)
  25. AMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSOCIATION4 reports
    $2.7M reported (all issues)
  26. AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE4 reports
    $8.5M reported (all issues)
  27. ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA4 reports
    $691.5K reported (all issues)
  28. American Pipeline Contractors Association4 reports
    $320K reported (all issues)
  29. Americans for Prosperity4 reports
    $2.2M reported (all issues)
  30. Baker Hughes Company4 reports
    $440K reported (all issues)
  31. Central Contra Costa Sanitary District4 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  32. City of St. George4 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  33. Clark County Water Reclamation District4 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  34. Clark County, NV (Office of the County Manager)4 reports
    $160K reported (all issues)
  35. Douglas County Nevada4 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  36. ENBRIDGE (U.S.) INC.4 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)
  37. INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES4 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  38. Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District4 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  39. NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL4 reports
    $8.4M reported (all issues)
  40. PLAINS ALL AMERICAN GP LLC4 reports
    $510K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.