Introduced:
Jun 6, 2025
Policy Area:
Water Resources Development
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Jun 7, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Actions (4)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Type: Committee
| Source: House committee actions
| Code: H11000
Jun 7, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Jun 6, 2025
Introduced in House
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| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: Intro-H
Jun 6, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 1000
Jun 6, 2025
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Water Resources Development
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Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Jun 6, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 6:14 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3818 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3818
To require the Corps of Engineers to prohibit certain discharges of
water at Lake Okeechobee, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 6, 2025
Mr. Mast introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To require the Corps of Engineers to prohibit certain discharges of
water at Lake Okeechobee, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3818 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3818
To require the Corps of Engineers to prohibit certain discharges of
water at Lake Okeechobee, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 6, 2025
Mr. Mast introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To require the Corps of Engineers to prohibit certain discharges of
water at Lake Okeechobee, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Poisoning Florida Act''.
SEC. 2.
The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers,
shall prohibit discharges of water from Lake Okeechobee through the S-
308 and S-80 lock and dam structures when the water exceeds the maximum
concentration of microcystins recommended for recreational waters by
the Environmental Protection Agency, as described in the notice titled
``Recommended Human Health Recreational Ambient Water Quality Criteria
or Swimming Advisories for Microcystins and Cylindrospermopsin'' (84
Fed. Reg. 26413) (or any successor water quality criteria), based on
tests conducted by the Secretary, another Federal agency, or the State
of Florida.
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