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Union Calendar No. 231 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4031 
[Report No. 116–287] 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Great 
Lakes Restoration Initiative, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2019 
Mr. JOYCE of Ohio (for himself, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. HUIZENGA, Mrs. DINGELL, 
Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. RYAN, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. 
RUSH, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. MOORE, Mr. CASTEN of Illinois, Mr. MORELLE, 
Mr. KATKO, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. MITCHELL, 
Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. COLLINS of New York, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. UPTON, Mr. REED, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. 
STAUBER, Mr. GIBBS, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. GALLAGHER, Mr. LEVIN of 
Michigan, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. KIND, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. FOS-
TER, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. 
BERGMAN, Mr. TURNER, and Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure 
NOVEMBER 13, 2019 
Additional sponsors: Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Ms. SLOTKIN, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. 
LIPINSKI, Mr. DELGADO, Mr. GROTHMAN, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. STEIL, Ms. 
CRAIG, and Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio 
NOVEMBER 13, 2019 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reau-
thorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, and for 
other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Great Lakes Restora-
tion Initiative Act of 2019’’ or the ‘‘GLRI Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE REAU-
THORIZATION. 
Section 118(c)(7)(J)(i) of the Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(c)(7)(J)(i)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘is authorized’’ and inserting 
‘‘are authorized’’; 
(2) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing a semicolon; 
(3) by striking ‘‘this paragraph $300,000,000’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘this paragraph— 
‘‘(I) $300,000,000’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(II) $375,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2022; 
‘‘(III) $400,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2023; 
‘‘(IV) $425,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2024; 
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‘‘(V) $450,000,000 for fiscal year 
2025; and 
‘‘(VI) $475,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2026.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 231 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4031 
[Report No. 116–287] 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
to reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Ini-
tiative, and for other purposes. 
NOVEMBER 13, 2019 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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