IA 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 27 

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 

States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, 

Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ‘‘Revised Definition of ‘Waters of the United 

States’ ’’. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 2, 2023 

Mr. GRAVES of Missouri (for himself, Mr. STAUBER, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. 

MCCLINTOCK, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. 

AMODEI, Mr. BOST, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. MANN, Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, 

Mr. ROUZER, Mr. SIMPSON, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. WESTERMAN, Ms. 

LETLOW, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. BURCHETT, Mrs. HINSON, Mr. PERRY, Mr. 

CRAWFORD, Mr. OWENS, Mr. GOODEN of Texas, Mr. PFLUGER, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. ZINKE, Ms. HAGEMAN, Mr. GUEST, Mr. MEUSER, 

Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. EZELL, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. 

SMITH of Missouri, Mr. JACKSON of Texas, Mr. NORMAN, Mrs. 

BOEBERT, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. FLOOD, Mr. 

EDWARDS, Mr. POSEY, Mr. CISCOMANI, Mr. ALFORD, Mr. CAREY, Mr. 

BALDERSON, Mr. WILLIAMS of New York, Mr. YAKYM, Mr. LAMALFA, 

Mr. ALLEN, Mr. STEWART, Mrs. WAGNER, Mrs. FISCHBACH, Mrs. BICE, 

Mr. HUNT, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. 

BENTZ, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. FULCHER, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Ms. 

STEFANIK, Mr. BABIN, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. 

GRAVES of Louisiana, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. BIGGS, 

Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, Mr. MOORE of Utah, Mr. COMER, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mrs. MCCLAIN, Mrs. GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́N, 

Mr. GRIFFITH, Mrs. RODGERS of Washington, Mr. WILSON of South 

Carolina, Mr. NUNN of Iowa, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. LANGWORTHY, Mr. 

OGLES, Mr. BURLISON, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. VAN ORDEN, Mr. LATURNER, 

Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. ROY, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. STEIL, Mr. FERGUSON, 

Mr. ROSE, Mr. ARMSTRONG, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. BEAN of 

Florida, Mr. MIKE GARCIA of California, Mr. FINSTAD, Mr. ISSA, Mr. 

KUSTOFF, Mr. KILEY, Mr. HERN, Mrs. CAMMACK, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. 

ELLZEY, Mr. MOONEY, Mr. DUARTE, Mr. DONALDS, Ms. FOXX, Mr. 

ROSENDALE, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. MOYLAN, Mr. MORAN, Mr. 

BAIRD, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, Mr. MILLER of Ohio, Mr. 

EMMER, Mr. D’ESPOSITO, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. 


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MASSIE, Mr. MOLINARO, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. ESTES, Mr. ARRINGTON, 

Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, Mr. LATTA, Mr. BRECHEEN, Mr. 

MCHENRY, Ms. VAN DUYNE, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. CLOUD, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. 

BARR, Mr. FEENSTRA, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. WEBER of 

Texas, Mr. GREEN of Tennessee, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. KEAN of New Jersey, Mr. JAMES, Mrs. CHAVEZ-DEREMER, and Mr. MAST) submitted the 

following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

JOINT RESOLUTION 

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 

title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by 

the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection 

Agency relating to ‘‘Revised Definition of ‘Waters of 

the United States’ ’’. 

1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives

2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the De4 partment of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department 

5 of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency re6 lating to ‘‘Revised Definition of ‘Waters of the United 

7 States’ ’’ (88 Fed. Reg. 3004 (January 18, 2023)), and 

8 such rule shall have no force or effect. 

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