H.J.Res. 27: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Revised Definition of 'Waters of the United States'".
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H.J.Res. 27: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Revised Definition of 'Waters of the United States'".
118th Congress · introduced 2023-02-02 · Environmental Protection · Latest: The Chair directed the Clerk to notify the Senate of the action of the House.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2023-02-02 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 3 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 187 (2023): Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding, HJRES27 (2023-04-18), Failed. See all
- Where it stands now: The Chair directed the Clerk to notify the Senate of the action of the House. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Revised Definition of 'Waters of the United States'".
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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Revised Definition of 'Waters of the United States'".
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Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] · 170 cosponsors
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Pete Stauber (R-MN), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Mary E. Miller (R-IL), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Mike Bost (R-IL), Troy E. Nehls (R-TX), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Mike Johnson (R-LA), David Rouzer (R-NC), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Julia Letlow (R-LA), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Scott Perry (R-PA), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Lance Gooden (R-TX), August Pfluger (R-TX), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT), Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY), Michael Guest (R-MS), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Mike Ezell (R-MS), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Jason Smith (R-MO), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Barry Moore (R-AL), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Mike Flood (R-NE), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Mark Alford (R-MO), Mike Carey (R-OH), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Rudy Yakym III (R-IN), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK), Wesley Hunt (R-TX), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY) and 110 more.
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] reported raising $1.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
Agencies named in this bill
- Department of Defense: its federal spending and other bills that name it
- Environmental Protection Agency: its federal spending and other bills that name it
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Recorded votes
- House roll call 142 (2023): On Passage, HJRES27 (2023-03-09): Passed
- Senate vote 79 (2023): On Passage of the Bill, HJRES27 (2023-03-29): Bill Passed
- House roll call 187 (2023): Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding, HJRES27 (2023-04-18): Failed
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- 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
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- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hjres27.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hjres>
Record fed-us-cong118-hjres27 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118