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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that clean water is a national priority, and that the June 29, 2015, Waters of the United States Rule should be withdrawn or vacated.

Introduced: January 12, 2017 Introduced by: Fischer, Deb Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls for the nullification of the final rule entitled, "Clean Water Rule: Definition of 'Waters of the United States,'" about the scope of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act). The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the rule on June 29, 2015.

What's happening now January 12, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Jan 12, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 12: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that clean water is a national priority, and that the June 29, 2015, Waters of the United States Rule should be withdrawn or vacated.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-12/
MLA
"S. Res. 12: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that clean water is a national priority, and that the June 29, 2015, Waters of the United States Rule should be withdrawn or vacated.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-12/.
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S. Res. 12, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-12/.
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[S. Res. 12: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that clean water is a national priority, and that the June 29, 2015, Waters of the United States Rule should be withdrawn or vacated.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-12/)
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