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that clean water is a national priority and that the April 21, 2020, Navigable Waters Protection Rule should not be withdrawn or vacated.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 · introduced 2021-01-27 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S178)

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-01-27 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

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that clean water is a national priority and that the April 21, 2020, Navigable Waters Protection Rule should not be withdrawn or vacated.

Plain summary

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2020 final rule titled The Navigable Waters Protection Rule: Definition of "Waters of the United States" should not be withdrawn or vacated.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

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that clean water is a national priority and that the April 21, 2020, Navigable Waters Protection Rule should not be withdrawn or vacated.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] · 27 cosponsors

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Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), John Hoeven (R-ND), Steve Daines (R-MT), John Barrasso (R-WY), James E. Risch (R-ID), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Rand Paul (R-KY), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), John Boozman (R-AR), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Deb Fischer (R-NE), John Cornyn (R-TX), John Thune (R-SD)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] reported raising $2.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117sres17.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/sres>

Record fed-us-cong117-sres17 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117