Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act.

Bill: 114-hjres-59
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]
Introduced: 2015-07-07
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Army Corps of Engineers

Congressional oversight

Department of Defense

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environmental regulatory procedures

Lakes and rivers

Water quality

Wetlands
Latest action: action_date: 2015-07-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-07-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Nullifies the rule submitted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of &quot;waters of the United States&quot; under the Clean Water Act and published on June 29, 2015.</p>

tv_txt: IA 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 59 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 7, 2015 Mr. Smith of Nebraska introduced 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 Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act.

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (80 Fed. Reg. 37053), and such rule shall have no force or effect.