United States · Bill · SJRES
S.J.Res. 7 (118th)
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'".
Introduced
2 February 2023
Last action
13 February 2023 · Floor
Status
Star Print ordered on the joint resolution.
Sponsors
Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV], Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY], Sen. Thune, John [R-SD], Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY], Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA], Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR], Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN], Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL], Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC], Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX], Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR], Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND], Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID], Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX], Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN], Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO], Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND], Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS], Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI], Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA], Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK], Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT], Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY], Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS], Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS], Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK], Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK], Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY], Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE], Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID], Sen. Romney, Mitt [R-UT], Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD], Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL], Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO], Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL], Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC], Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK], Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC], Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL], Sen. Vance, J. D. [R-OH], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Subjects
Defence, Environment
Source updated
5 December 2025
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. The 2023 rule replaced a 2020 rule that included a narrower definition of waters of the United States .
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Timeline
2 February 2023
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Source: IntroReferral
2 February 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
13 February 2023
Floor
Star Print ordered on the joint resolution.
Source: Floor
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2 February 2023 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Sponsors
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Romney, Mitt [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Vance, J. D. [R-OH] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/7
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/sjres/7
- us · 118-sjres-7 · source updated 5 December 2025