HOUSE 1105115th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Stop WOTUS Act
- Last Action
- 2/17/2017
Actions
- 2017-02-17Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- 2017-02-16Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- 2017-02-16Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1280)
- 2017-02-16Introduced in House
- 2017-02-16Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-16 (00)
Stop WOTUS Act
This bill nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Water Rule published on June 29, 2015, which defines the scope of waters protected under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act).
Cosponsors (1)
- Blake Farenthold (R-TX)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Army Corps of Engineers
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Defense
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Lakes and rivers
- Water quality
- Wetlands
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