HR 3898referred119th Congress

PERMIT Act

Introduced Jun 11, 2025House billPolicy area: Environmental ProtectionLast action Dec 15, 2025Sponsor: Mike Collins(R-GA)

environmentEnvironmental Protection

Environment and Public Works CommitteeTransportation and Infrastructure CommitteeWater Resources and Environment Subcommittee

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Official summaryUpdated Dec 15, 2025

What the bill does

Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today Act or the PERMIT Act This bill limits the scope of the Clean Water Act by redefining navigable waters to exclude (1) waste treatment systems, (2) ephemeral features that flow only in direct response to precipitation, (3) prior converted cropland, (4) groundwater, or (5) any other features determined to be excluded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Latest official action

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Lobbying Filings

$3799.8M

Total Lobbying Spend

Suspicious Trades

Members Involved

Timeline

Apr 7, 2025trade

Jefferson Shreve bought PSX

May 12, 2025trade

Jefferson Shreve sold PSX

Jun 11, 2025bill

Bill introduced

Jul 18, 2025lobbying

Lobbying filed by NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS

Jul 21, 2025lobbying

Lobbying filed by CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.

Jul 21, 2025lobbying

Official Congressional Actions

Dec 15, 2025IntroReferral

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Environment and Public Works Committee

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Dec 11, 2025Floor

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5793-5794)

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Dec 11, 2025Floor

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 936, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Peters amendment No. 8.

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Dec 11, 2025Floor

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 936, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Nunn (IA) amendment No. 7.

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Lobbying Activity

Registrant	Client	Amount	Filed	Period	Issues
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.	CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.	$1934.0M	Jul 21, 2025	2025Q2	AERAUTAVI
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL	AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL	$444.0M	Jul 21, 2025	2025Q2	ENGCAWCHM
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY

Suspicious Trading Activity

Congress members who traded stocks in companies connected to lobbying on this bill, within 90 days of its introduction date.

Member	Party	Ticker	Company	Trade	Date	Amount	Timing	Lobbying Client	Conflict
Jefferson Shreve	R	PSX	Phillips 66	Sell	May 12, 2025	$15,001 - $50,000	30d before	PHILLIPS 66	32%
Julie Johnson	D	CMS

Conflict Summary

3 trades by 2 members of Congress in companies connected to lobbying on HR 3898. The average conflict score is 23%.

Jefferson Shreve (2 trades)Julie Johnson (1 trade)

Votes on This Bill

Member	Party	Position	Date
Abraham J. Hamadeh	R	nay	Dec 11, 2025
Mike Haridopolos	R	nay	Dec 11, 2025
Jeff Hurd	R	nay	Dec 11, 2025
Pat Harrigan	R	nay	Dec 11, 2025

Methodology: Bill-Lobbying-Trade Connection

CapitolExposed identifies the "bill-lobbying-trade pipeline" by: (1) finding lobbying filings (LD-2) that specifically mention this bill, (2) matching lobbying clients to publicly traded companies, and (3) finding stock trades by members of Congress in those companies within 90 days of the bill's introduction date. Trades made before the bill was introduced are highlighted in red, as they may indicate advance knowledge. This analysis surfaces correlations worthy of scrutiny; it does not prove wrongdoing.