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 Pro-
tection 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. CAR-
TER 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. COL-
LINS, 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. AUS-
TIN 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 Jer-
sey, Mr. JAMES, Mrs. CHAVEZ-DEREMER, and Mr. MAST) submitted the 
following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Trans-
portation 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, De-
partment 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 De-
partment of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department 
of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency re-
lating 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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