H.R. 3818

Summary

H.R. 3818, the Stop Poisoning Florida Act, was introduced in the House on Jun 6, 2025 by Rep. Brian Mast (R). It was referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, and last saw action on Jun 7, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Record

Text

H.R. 3818 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 3818 IH: Stop Poisoning Florida Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-06-06
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3818  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.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Stop Poisoning Florida Act  .
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Lake Okeechobee discharge prohibition
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.

Tracker

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To require the Corps of Engineers to prohibit certain discharges of water at Lake Okeechobee, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Brian Mast (R) sponsors H.R. 3818 alone.

Brian Mast

Rep. · R–FL-21 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 3818 went before 2 committees: Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee

Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee

Referred to · Jun 7, 2025 · 85 Bills

Transportation and Infrastructure

Transportation and Infrastructure

Referred To · Jun 6, 2025 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3818 has taken 3 actions since Jun 6, 2025, the latest on Jun 7, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 3818 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 3818 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Stop Poisoning Florida Act — Display Title
• Stop Poisoning Florida Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To require the Corps of Engineers to prohibit certain discharges of water at Lake Okeechobee, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3818 under Water Resources Development, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3818’s is Water Resources Development.

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