HJRES 11
115th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Coal
Congressional oversight
Department of the Interior
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Hydrology and hydrography
Lakes and rivers
Licensing and registrations
Mining
Water quality
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule.
Introduced: January 3, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
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In committee
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This joint resolution nullifies the Stream Protection Rule finalized by the Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement on December 20, 2016. The rule addresses the impacts of surface coal mining operations on surface water, groundwater, and the productivity of mining operation sites.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
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