Bills · S 5588
IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS
Senate BillS. 5588
S. 5588: A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to issue a general ecological restoration permit under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and for other purposes.
The bill would require the Secretary of the Army to issue a general ecological restoration permit under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, but its full text is not available here.
INTRO SEP 29· LAST ACTION SEP 29
PASSAGE CHANCESLONG SHOT
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COSPONSORS
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READER REACTIONS0 TOTAL
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tl;dr
S. 5588 would require an Army-issued general permit for ecological restoration. The title leaves the permit’s scope and conditions unclear.
LEGISLATIVE PROGRESS
STEP 2 / 8Introduced
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WHAT THE BILL DOES
The bill would establish a requirement for a general ecological restoration permit under the named federal law. Without the bill text, it is not possible to tell how the permit might change existing processes or what activities it would cover.
KEY PROVISIONS
3PROVISION 01
Requires the Secretary of the Army to issue a general ecological restoration permit.
This is the main action described in the bill's title.
PROVISION 02
Places the permit under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
The title identifies the federal law under which the permit would be issued.
PROVISION 03
The permit is for ecological restoration, but the available information does not define the covered activities.
The permit's practical reach cannot be determined from the title alone.
SPONSORSHIP
1 + 3
R· Arkansas
YRS IN OFFICE
24
BILLS LED
26
COSPONSOR BREAKDOWNBIPARTISAN · 66%
DEM 2 REP 1 IND 0
ACTION TIMELINE
2 EVENTSSEP 29
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
SEP 29
Introduced in Senate
BILL INFO
TypeSenate Bill
NumberS 5588
Congress119th
StatusIn Committee
IntroducedSep 29, 2026
Last actionSep 29, 2026
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IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS · ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE · INTRODUCED SEP 29, 2026
Senate BillS. 5588
S. 5588: A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to issue a general ecological restoration permit under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and for other purposes.
The bill would require the Secretary of the Army to issue a general ecological restoration permit under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, but its full text is not available here.
INTRODUCED SEP 29, 2026· LAST ACTION SEP 29, 2026
PASSAGE CHANCES
3%
READING
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COSPONSORS
3
COMPLEXITY
Moderate