A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Secretary of the Interior relating to stream protection.
Latest action · Jan 30, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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.
- IntroducedJan 30, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This joint resolution nullifies the Stream Protection Rule finalized by the Department of the Interior on December 20, 2016. The rule addresses the impacts of surface coal mining operations on surface water, groundwater, and the productivity of mining operation sites.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 30, 2017 to Feb 1, 2017, with 28 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Original | Jan 30, 2017 |
| D-ND | Heidi Heitkamp | Original | Jan 30, 2017 |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Original | Jan 30, 2017 |
| R-OK | James Lankford | Original | Jan 30, 2017 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Jan 30, 2017 |
| R-AZ | Jeff Flake | Original | Jan 30, 2017 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Jan 30, 2017 |
| I-WV | Joe Manchin III | Original | Jan 30, 2017 |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Original | Jan 30, 2017 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Jan 30, 2017 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Jan 30, 2017 |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Original | Jan 30, 2017 |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Original | Jan 30, 2017 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Jan 30, 2017 |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Original | Jan 30, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 30, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Jan 30, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HJRES 11 | Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule. | Related bill | Jan 3, 2017 |
| HJRES 16 | Disapproving a rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the "Stream Protection Rule". | Related bill | Jan 4, 2017 |
| HJRES 38 | Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule. | Related bill | Feb 16, 2017 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Coal
- Congressional oversight
- Department of the Interior
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Hydrology and hydrography
- Lakes and rivers
- Licensing and registrations
- Mining
- Water quality
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 30, 2017Introduced in Senate
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