Stop WOTUS Act

Bill: 115-hr-1105
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12]
Introduced: 2017-02-16
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: 2017-02-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-02-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Stop WOTUS Act</b></p> <p>This bill nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Water Rule published on June 29, 2015, which defines the scope of waters protected under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act).</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1105 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 16, 2017 Mr. Allen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To repeal the rule entitled Clean Water Rule: Definition of Waters of the United States .

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop WOTUS Act . 2. Repeal of rule relating to waters of the United States The final rule entitled Clean Water Rule: Definition of Waters of the United States , published on June 29, 2015 (80 Fed. Reg. 37054), shall have no force or effect.