[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S.J. Res. 22 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
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.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 17, 2015

 Mrs. Ernst (for herself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
Boozman, Mr. Burr, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Coats, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. 
 Cotton, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. 
 Flake, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Heller, 
   Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Lee, Mr. 
McCain, Mr. Moran, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Paul, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
Roberts, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Scott, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
Shelby, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
Sullivan, and Mr. McConnell) introduced the following joint resolution; 
 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
                              Public Works

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                            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.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the 
rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental 
Protection Agency relating to ``Clean Water Rule: Definition of `Waters 
of the United States''' (80 Fed. Reg. 37054; June 29, 2015), and such 
rule shall have no force or effect.
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