HRES 152 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that clean water is a national priority, and that the June 29, 2015, Waters of the United States Rule should be withdrawn or vacated.

Introduced Feb 27, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Bob Gibbs R-OH

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 28, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 27, 2017
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Calls for the nullification of the final rule titled "Clean Water Rule: Definition of 'Waters of the United States,'" about the scope of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act). The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the rule on June 29, 2015.

Cosponsors 46

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 27, 2017 to Mar 17, 2017, with 36 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MOAnn WagnerOriginalFeb 27, 2017
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalFeb 27, 2017
R-ARBruce WestermanOriginalFeb 27, 2017
R-IADavid YoungOriginalFeb 27, 2017
R-CADuncan HunterOriginalFeb 27, 2017
R-WIGlenn GrothmanOriginalFeb 27, 2017
R-PAGlenn ThompsonOriginalFeb 27, 2017
R-MSGregg HarperOriginalFeb 27, 2017
R-OHJames B. RenacciOriginalFeb 27, 2017
R-MNJason LewisOriginalFeb 27, 2017
R-TXJeb HensarlingOriginalFeb 27, 2017
R-CAJeff DenhamOriginalFeb 27, 2017
R-GAJody B. HiceOriginalFeb 27, 2017
R-TXJohn Abney CulbersonOriginalFeb 27, 2017
R-TXKevin BradyOriginalFeb 27, 2017
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 28, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
  2. Feb 27, 2017Introduced in House
  3. Feb 27, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
SRES 12A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that clean water is a national priority, and that the June 29, 2015, Waters of the United States Rule should be withdrawn or vacated.Identical billJan 12, 2017

Subjects

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

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  1. Feb 27, 2017Introduced in House

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