House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law
To extend the period during which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and States are prohibited from requiring a permit under section 402 of the Federal Water Control Act for certain discharges that are incidental to normal operation of vessels, to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 13, 2010
- Committee actionJul 1, 2010
- Passed HouseJul 20, 2010 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 21, 2010 — Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 472.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5301.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5301, A bill to extend the period during which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and states are prohibited from requiring a permit under section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act for certain discharges” on July 12, 2010. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 1, 2010</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 12, 2010 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21609
- CBO publication date
- July 12, 2010
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5301, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/5301
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5301, A bill to extend the period during which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and states are prohibited from requiring a permit under section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act for certain discharges” on July 12, 2010. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 1, 2010”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 12, 2010 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21609
- CBO publication date
- July 12, 2010
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5301, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/5301
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
17fff32baa8429db2571f36041d3b5fcf078cb57df43aecad420fc30a666fc4c
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 111-539 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on July 15, 2010.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 15, 2010 ↗
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- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/111/HRPT/539
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5301, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/5301
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
17fff32baa8429db2571f36041d3b5fcf078cb57df43aecad420fc30a666fc4c
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- Congress.gov noteFor further action, see S.3372, which became Public Law 111-215 on 7/30/2010.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
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- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5301, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/5301
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
17fff32baa8429db2571f36041d3b5fcf078cb57df43aecad420fc30a666fc4c
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
11 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 5 Democrats
5 of 11 cosponsors (45%) are from the other party.
Howard Coble (R-NC), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Barney Frank (D-MA), Doc Hastings (R-WA), Walter Jones (R-NC), Rick Larsen (D-WA), John Mica (R-FL), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Gene Taylor (D-MS), Greg Walden (R-OR), Don Young (R-AK).
More from the sponsor
Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Frank LoBiondo.
- H.R. 3376 (111th) United States Mariner and Vessel Protection Act of 2009
- H.R. 1695 (111th) To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the minimum age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service from 60 to 55.
- H.R. 2901 (111th) United States Coast Guard Servicemember Benefits Improvements Act
- H.R. 2984 (111th) United States Mariner and Vessel Protection Act of 2009
- H.R. 1416 (111th) Southern New Jersey Veterans Comprehensive Health Care Act
- H.R. 1440 (111th) To amend title 46, United States Code, to improve maritime law enforcement.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.