House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014
Sponsor: Rep. Steve Southerland R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 11, 2014
- Committee actionJul 16, 2014
- Passed HouseSep 9, 2014 · 262–152
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 11, 2014 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 559.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5078.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5078, Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014” on August 4, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 16, 2014”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 4, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45619
- CBO publication date
- August 4, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5078, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/5078
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
68ae1014f94530cf7dfcae4045f2c9da58e1d30ad4493bf2ff93bb38d3b712d3
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- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 113-568 ↗; H. Rept. 113-568,Part 2 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on September 8, 2014.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 8, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/568
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/568 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5078, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/5078
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
68ae1014f94530cf7dfcae4045f2c9da58e1d30ad4493bf2ff93bb38d3b712d3
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SOUTHERLAND, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6136):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically Clause 3 (related to regulation of Commerce among the several States).Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 139 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5078, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/5078
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
68ae1014f94530cf7dfcae4045f2c9da58e1d30ad4493bf2ff93bb38d3b712d3
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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
120 cosponsors — 114 Republicans, 5 Democrats, 1 other
5 of 120 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.
Justin Amash (L-MI), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Tom Cole (R-OK), Chris Collins (R-NY), Doug Collins (R-GA), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Eric Crawford (R-AR), John Culberson (R-TX), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Jeff Denham (R-CA), Charles Dent (R-PA), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Sean Duffy (R-WI), William Enyart (D-IL), John Fleming (R-LA), Bill Flores (R-TX), J. Forbes (R-VA) and 90 more.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.