SJRES 22 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.

Introduced Sep 17, 2015 Originated Senate Sponsor Joni Ernst R-IA

Latest action · Jan 21, 2016 Veto message indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S147)

Progress

Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedSep 17, 2015
Passed SenateNov 4, 2015
Passed HouseJan 13, 2016
To the PresidentJan 19, 2016
VetoedJan 20, 2016

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act and published on June 29, 2015.

Recorded votes 4

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll call	Question	Result	Date
Senate 5	On the Cloture Motion S.J.Res. 22	Cloture Motion Rejected52–40	Jan 21, 2016

House 45	On Passage	Passed253–166	Jan 13, 2016

Senate 297	On the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 22	Joint Resolution Passed53–44	Nov 4, 2015

Senate 296	On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 22	Motion to Proceed Agreed to55–43	Nov 3, 2015

Cosponsors 49

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 17, 2015 to Oct 7, 2015; 46 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-NE	Ben Sasse	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-IA	Chuck Grassley	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-CO	Cory Gardner	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-AK	Dan Sullivan	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-IN	Daniel Coats	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-GA	David Perdue	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-LA	David Vitter	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-NV	Dean Heller	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-NE	Deb Fischer	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-ID	James E. Risch	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-OK	James Lankford	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-AZ	Jeff Flake	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-AL	Jeff Sessions	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-KS	Jerry Moran	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-WY	John Barrasso	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-AR	John Boozman	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-TX	John Cornyn	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-ND	John Hoeven	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-AZ	John McCain	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-SD	John Thune	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-GA	Johnny Isakson	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-TN	Lamar Alexander	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-SC	Lindsey Graham	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-AK	Lisa Murkowski	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-FL	Marco Rubio	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-WY	Michael B. Enzi	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-ID	Mike Crapo	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-UT	Mike Lee	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-SD	Mike Rounds	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-KY	Mitch McConnell	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-UT	Orrin G. Hatch	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-KS	Pat Roberts	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-PA	Patrick J. Toomey	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-KY	Rand Paul	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-NC	Richard Burr	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-AL	Richard C. Shelby	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-MS	Roger F. Wicker	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-WI	Ron Johnson	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-MO	Roy Blunt	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-WV	Shelley Moore Capito	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-MT	Steve Daines	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-TX	Ted Cruz	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-MS	Thad Cochran	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-NC	Thom Tillis	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-SC	Tim Scott	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-AR	Tom Cotton	Original	Sep 17, 2015
R-LA	Bill Cassidy		Sep 21, 2015
R-TN	Bob Corker		Sep 24, 2015
R-IL	Mark Kirk		Oct 7, 2015

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
Senate	Environment and Public Works Committee	Referred Sep 17, 2015Discharged Oct 30, 2015

Actions 29

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jan 21, 2016Veto Message considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S143-147)
Jan 21, 2016Cloture on the veto message not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 40. Record Vote Number: 5. (consideration: CR S146-147; text: CR S146)
Jan 21, 2016Veto message indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S147)
Jan 20, 2016Veto message received in Senate. Ordered held at the desk.
Jan 20, 2016Veto Message considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S100, S111-112)

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In the Congressional Record 10

Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
Extensions	Debate and remarks E54	Rod Blum R-IA	Jan 25, 2016
Senate	Debate and remarks S141–S147, S156Cloture motions S146Recorded votes S146Corps of Engineers and EPA rule relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S.J. Res. 22), cloture motion on veto	Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD, Cory Gardner R-CO (cloture motion), David Vitter R-LA (cloture motion), Deb Fischer R-NE (cloture motion), Harry Reid D-NV, James M. Inhofe R-OK, John Barrasso R-WY (cloture motion), John Cornyn R-TX (cloture motion), John Hoeven R-ND, John Thune R-SD (cloture motion), Johnny Isakson R-GA (cloture motion), Joni Ernst R-IA (cloture motion), Lamar Alexander R-TN (cloture motion), Mark R. Warner D-VA, Mitch McConnell R-KY (cloture motion), Pat Roberts R-KS (cloture motion), Ron Johnson R-WI (cloture motion), Roy Blunt R-MO (cloture motion), Steve Daines R-MT (cloture motion), Thad Cochran R-MS (cloture motion), Thom Tillis R-NC (cloture motion), Tom Cotton R-AR (cloture motion)	Jan 21, 2016
Senate	Debate and remarks S100Cloture motions S111Messages S100, S129Veto of S.J. Res. 22, Disapprove Rule Submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA Relative to the Definition of ‘‘Waters of the U.S.’’ Under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act: President Obama	Cory Gardner R-CO (cloture motion), David Vitter R-LA (cloture motion), Deb Fischer R-NE (cloture motion), John Barrasso R-WY (cloture motion), John Cornyn R-TX (cloture motion), John Thune R-SD (cloture motion), Johnny Isakson R-GA (cloture motion), Joni Ernst R-IA (cloture motion), Lamar Alexander R-TN (cloture motion), Mitch McConnell R-KY (cloture motion), Pat Roberts R-KS (cloture motion), Ron Johnson R-WI (cloture motion), Roy Blunt R-MO (cloture motion), Steve Daines R-MT (cloture motion), Thad Cochran R-MS (cloture motion), Thom Tillis R-NC (cloture motion), Tom Cotton R-AR (cloture motion)	Jan 20, 2016
House	Debate and remarks H334, H335–H346Text printed H335Recorded votes H355disapprove	Adrian Smith R-NE, Bill Shuster R-PA, Bob Gibbs R-OH, Doug Collins R-GA, Doug LaMalfa R-CA, Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX, Garret Graves R-LA, Grace F. Napolitano D-CA, K. Michael Conaway R-TX, Keith Ellison D-MN, Lamar Smith R-TX, Mark Sanford R-SC, Peter A. DeFazio D-OR, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Tom McClintock R-CA	Jan 13, 2016
House	Debate and remarks H292, H296, H297–H308Text printed H297Amendments H306Recorded votes H307consideration (H. Res. 583), previous question	Adrian Smith R-NE, Dan Newhouse R-WA, Doug LaMalfa R-CA, Earl L. "Buddy" Carter R-GA, Jaime Herrera Beutler R-WA, James P. McGovern D-MA (amendment), Martha Roby R-AL	Jan 12, 2016

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Research

What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
Serial No. 114-134	DOCUMENT PRODUCTION STATUS UPDATE, PART II69 pages	Oversight and Government Reform Committee	Apr 19, 2016

CRS reports 5

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 5

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Product	Title	Kind	Published
R44585	Evolution of the Meaning of “Waters of the United States” in the Clean Water Act	Report	Mar 5, 2019
RL33483	Wetlands: An Overview of Issues	Report	Jan 5, 2017
R41561	EPA Regulations: Too Much, Too Little, or On Track? Archived	Report	Dec 30, 2016
R43943	The “Waters of the United States” Rule: Legislative Options and 114th Congress Responses Archived	Report	Dec 29, 2016
R43867	Water Quality Issues in the 114th Congress: An Overview Archived	Report	Dec 13, 2016

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HJRES 59	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.	Identical bill	Jul 8, 2015
HRES 583	Providing for consideration of bill (H.R. 1644) to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to ensure transparency in the development of environmental regulations, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 22) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3662) to enhance congressional oversight over the administration of sanctions against certain Iranian terrorism financiers, and for other purposes; and providing for proceedings during the period from January 14, 2016, through January 22, 2016.	Related bill	Jan 12, 2016

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

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