A bill to eliminate certain requirements with respect to dredging and dredged material, and for other purposes.

Mike Lee

Republican · UT · Senator

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No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

2026-06-11

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The bill would remove certain federal rules and requirements that currently govern dredging operations (the process of removing sediment and debris from waterways) and how dredged material must be handled and disposed of. This could affect shipping companies, ports, construction firms, and environmental agencies that work with waterways. The changes would likely make dredging projects faster and potentially less expensive, though they could also reduce environmental oversight of these activities.

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