Hoeven: Senate Passes Resolution Repealing EPA's Waters of the U.S. Rule

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Senator John Hoeven today announced that the Senate has passed a Resolution of Disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Waters of the U.S. rule. The measure, led by Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and cosponsored by Hoeven and 48 others, passed by 53 to 44. The Congressional Review Act authorizes Congress by majority vote to repeal actions by a federal agency after a rule is formally published and submitted to Congress.

"Today, the Senate passed a Resolution of Disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to overturn the Waters of the U.S. rule," Hoeven said. "The House will now take up the measure, where I believe it will also pass. The challenge, however, will be overcoming a presidential veto. That's why I have already included language in the Interior and EPA Appropriations bill to defund it and will continue to press for passage of that measure."

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