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'".

Bill: 118-sjres-7
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]
Introduced: 2023-02-02
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: 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
Latest action: action_date: 2023-02-13
text: Star Print ordered on the joint resolution.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-02-02
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <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>

tv_txt: IIA 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. J. RES. 7 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 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 .

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.