House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
SALAMANDER Act
Official title: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish expedited permitting procedures for post-natural disaster recovery activities, incorporating interagency coordination and best management practices to ensure timely rebuilding while protecting endangered species, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Tim Moore R-NCWhere it went
- IntroducedDec 12, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 2, 2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6693.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MOORE of North Carolina, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 210, December 12, 2025, Page H5841):Article 1, Section 1Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6693, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6693
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 3, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of February 3, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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- H.Res. 984 (119th) Supporting the recognition of January 9, 2026, as "National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day".
- H.R. 3780 (119th) Border Operations Service Medal Act
- H.Res. 565 (119th) Expressing support for the designation of the week of June 30 through July 4, 2025, as "National Tire Safety Week" in the United States…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.