United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 59 (114th)
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act.
Introduced
7 July 2015
Last action
8 July 2015 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Sponsors
Adrian Smith, David McKinley, Ryan Zinke, Rep. Huelskamp, Tim [R-KS-1], WALTER JONES, Jason Chaffetz, Michael Burgess, Louie Gohmert, Ann Wagner, Ralph Abraham, Jeb Hensarling, Randy Hultgren, Robert Pittenger, Brian Babin, K. Conaway, Rob Woodall, Marsha Blackburn, Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3], Austin Scott, Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14], Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5], Tom Rice, David Roe, Doug LaMalfa, Trent Franks, Blake Farenthold, Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6], SAM JOHNSON, Raul Labrador, Steven Palazzo, Jody Hice, Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4], Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8], COLLIN PETERSON, Chris Collins, David Scott, Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6], Rep. Ashford, Brad [D-NE-2], Frank Lucas, Cynthia Lummis, Lynn Jenkins, ROBERT GOODLATTE, Martha McSally, Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19], Kevin Cramer, Chris Stewart, Jeff Duncan, Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]
Subjects
Environment
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Nullifies the rule submitted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act and published on June 29, 2015.
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Timeline
7 July 2015
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Source: IntroReferral
7 July 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 July 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 July 2015
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 7 July 2015 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 7 July 2015
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 7 July 2015
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 7 July 2015
Sponsors
- Adrian Smith · R · Sponsor
- David McKinley · R · Cosponsor
- Ryan Zinke · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Huelskamp, Tim [R-KS-1] · R · Cosponsor
- WALTER JONES · R · Cosponsor
- Jason Chaffetz · R · Cosponsor
- Michael Burgess · R · Cosponsor
- Louie Gohmert · R · Cosponsor
- Ann Wagner · R · Cosponsor
- Ralph Abraham · R · Cosponsor
- Jeb Hensarling · R · Cosponsor
- Randy Hultgren · R · Cosponsor
- Robert Pittenger · R · Cosponsor
- Brian Babin · R · Cosponsor
- K. Conaway · R · Cosponsor
- Rob Woodall · R · Cosponsor
- Marsha Blackburn · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Austin Scott · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Tom Rice · R · Cosponsor
- David Roe · R · Cosponsor
- Doug LaMalfa · R · Cosponsor
- Trent Franks · R · Cosponsor
- Blake Farenthold · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] · R · Cosponsor
- SAM JOHNSON · R · Cosponsor
- Raul Labrador · R · Cosponsor
- Steven Palazzo · R · Cosponsor
- Jody Hice · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] · R · Cosponsor
- COLLIN PETERSON · D · Cosponsor
- Chris Collins · R · Cosponsor
- David Scott · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ashford, Brad [D-NE-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Frank Lucas · R · Cosponsor
- Cynthia Lummis · R · Cosponsor
- Lynn Jenkins · R · Cosponsor
- ROBERT GOODLATTE · R · Cosponsor
- Martha McSally · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Kevin Cramer · R · Cosponsor
- Chris Stewart · R · Cosponsor
- Jeff Duncan · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-joint-resolution/59
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hjres/59
- us · 114-hjres-59 · source updated 7 April 2025