An act to amend the Clean Water Act of 1977 to extend the moratorium on industrial cost recovery.
Public Law 96-148 · S. 901 · 96th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Dec 16, 1979 · Environmental Protection
Sponsor: Sen. John Chafee (R-RI)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Larry Pressler
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
(Senate agreed to House amendments with an amendment)
Amends the Clean Water Act of 1977 to extend to June 30, 1980 the moratorium on recovery of treatment works construction costs attributable to industrial users. States that this Act shall take effect on June 30, 1979.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.
- Dec 16, 1979Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 96-148.
- Dec 7, 1979PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Dec 6, 1979PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- Dec 4, 1979PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Dec 3, 1979Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to Senate amendment.
- Nov 30, 1979Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to House amendments with an amendment.
- Jun 26, 1979FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H. R. 4023.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in House.
- Jun 14, 1979FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
- Jun 5, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- Apr 5, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.