HJRES 27 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

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'".

Introduced Feb 2, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Sam Graves R-MO

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 18, 2023 The Chair directed the Clerk to notify the Senate of the action of the House.

Progress

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IntroducedFeb 2, 2023
Passed HouseMar 9, 2023
Passed SenateMar 29, 2023
To the PresidentApr 5, 2023
VetoedApr 6, 2023

Summary

This joint resolution nullifies the rule titled Revised Definition of "Waters of the United States," 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 and protected. For example, the definition in the 2023 rule includes certain wetlands and ephemeral waters (e.g., waters that flow intermittently).

The 2023 rule replaced the 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule that included a narrower definition of waters of the United States.

Recorded votes 3

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Roll call	Question	Result	Date
House 187	Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding	Failed227–196	Apr 18, 2023

Senate 79	On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 27	Joint Resolution Passed53–43	Mar 29, 2023

House 142	On Passage	Passed227–198	Mar 9, 2023

Cosponsors 170

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 2, 2023 to Mar 1, 2023, with 147 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-GA	A. Drew Ferguson IV	Original	Feb 2, 2023
R-FL	Aaron Bean	Original	Feb 2, 2023
R-NE	Adrian Smith	Original	Feb 2, 2023
R-WV	Alexander X. Mooney	Original	Feb 2, 2023
R-TN	Andrew Ogles	Original	Feb 2, 2023
R-KY	Andy Barr	Original	Feb 2, 2023
R-AZ	Andy Biggs	Original	Feb 2, 2023
R-MO	Ann Wagner	Original	Feb 2, 2023
R-NY	Anthony D'Esposito	Original	Feb 2, 2023
R-IA	Ashley Hinson	Original	Feb 2, 2023
R-TX	August Pfluger	Original	Feb 2, 2023
R-AS	Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen	Original	Feb 2, 2023
R-GA	Austin Scott	Original	Feb 2, 2023
R-AL	Barry Moore	Original	Feb 2, 2023
R-TX	Beth Van Duyne	Original	Feb 2, 2023

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Actions 36

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Apr 18, 2023DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House of April 10, 2023, the unfinished business is the further consideration of the veto message of the President on H.J.Res. 27. The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the objection of the President to the contrary notwithstanding. (consideration: CR H1782-1789)
Apr 18, 2023Failed of passage in House over veto On passage, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 227 - 196 (Roll no. 187).
Apr 18, 2023Motion to refer the bill and accompanying veto message to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Apr 18, 2023On motion to refer the bill and the accompanying veto message to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Agreed to without objection.
Apr 18, 2023On passage, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 227 - 196 (Roll no. 187).

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Related bills 2

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
SJRES 7	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 "	Identical bill	Feb 13, 2023
HRES 199	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 140) to amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit Federal employees from advocating for censorship of viewpoints in their official capacity, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the join	Related bill	Mar 8, 2023

Subjects

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

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