[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 27, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4660]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3286. Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Cruz) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. 
Roberts (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) to the bill H.R. 2, to provide 
for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of 
the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES REPEAL.

       (a) In General.--The final rule issued by the Administrator 
     of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of 
     the Army entitled ``Clean Water Rule: Definition of `Waters 
     of the United States' '' (80 Fed. Reg. 37054 (June 29, 2015)) 
     is void.
       (b) Effect.--Until such time as the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of the Army 
     issue a final rule after the date of enactment of this Act 
     defining the scope of waters protected under the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and that 
     final rule goes into effect, any regulation or policy revised 
     under, or otherwise affected as a result of, the rule voided 
     by this section shall be applied as if the voided rule had 
     not been issued.
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