SJRES 7 United States Senate · 118th Congress

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'".

This joint resolution (SJRES 7) seeks congressional disapproval of a 2023 rule defining "Waters of the United States" (WOTUS), which would have changed how federal agencies regulate wetlands and waterways. It targets a rule jointly issued by the Army Corps of Engineers, EPA, and other agencies (88 Fed. Reg. 3004, Jan. 18, 2023), directly affecting landowners, developers, and environmental regulators by altering jurisdiction over water resources. If passed, the resolution would nullify the rule under a specific disapproval process in Title 5 of U.S. Code, preventing it from taking effect. The resolution does not create new regulations but aims to block an existing federal rule. This is a procedural step, not a new law.
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Introduced Feb 2, 2023 Last action Feb 13, 2023
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Shelley Moore Capito
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WV
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Bill Cassidy
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LA
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Bill Hagerty
RRepublican
TN
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Chuck Grassley
RRepublican
IA
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Cindy Hyde-Smith
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MS
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Cynthia M. Lummis
RRepublican
WY
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Dan Sullivan
RRepublican
AK
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Deb Fischer
RRepublican
NE
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Eric Schmitt
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MO
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J.D. Vance
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OH
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James E. Risch
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