A 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'".

Subjects: Environmental Protection, Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Aquatic ecology, Army Corps of Engineers, Congressional oversight, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Environmental regulatory procedures, Lakes and rivers, Marine pollution, Water quality, Wetlands

Summary:  <p>This joint resolution nullifies the rule titled <i>Revised Definition of &quot;Waters of the United States,&quot; </i>which was submitted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency on January 18, 2023. The rule specifies which bodies of water fall under the scope of the Clean Water Act and are thereby under federal jurisdiction. The 2023 rule replaced a 2020 rule that included a narrower definition of <i>waters of the United States</i>.</p>

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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S.J. Res. 7 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. J. RES. 7

  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'''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 2, 2023

 Mrs. Capito (for herself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Thune, Mr. Barrasso, Ms. 
Ernst, Mr. Daines, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Braun, Mrs. Britt, 
Mr. Budd, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Collins, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Cramer, 
   Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
  Hagerty, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Johnson, Mr. 
 Kennedy, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Lee, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Moran, 
   Mr. Mullin, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Paul, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
 Romney, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. 
Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. 
   Vance, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Young) introduced the following joint 
   resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                      Environment and Public Works

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                            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'''.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves 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''' (88 Fed. 
Reg. 3004 (January 18, 2023)), and such rule shall have no force or 
effect.
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