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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that clean water is a national priority and that the April 21, 2020, Navigable Waters Protection Rule should not be withdrawn or vacated.

Introduced: January 27, 2021 Introduced by: Ernst, Joni Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that (1) clean water is a national priority, and (2) the 2020 final rule titled The Navigable Waters Protection Rule: Definition of "Waters of the United States" should not be withdrawn or vacated.

What's happening now January 27, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S178)

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 17: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that clean water is a national priority and that the April 21, 2020, Navigable Waters Protection Rule should not be withdrawn or vacated.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-17/
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"S. Res. 17: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that clean water is a national priority and that the April 21, 2020, Navigable Waters Protection Rule should not be withdrawn or vacated.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-17/.
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S. Res. 17, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-17/.
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[S. Res. 17: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that clean water is a national priority and that the April 21, 2020, Navigable Waters Protection Rule should not be withdrawn or vacated.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-17/)
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