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Senate EPW Committee Passes Barrasso's Bipartisan Bill to Protect Navigable Waters in the United States

Press Release

Date: June 10, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Natural Resources

Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), praised the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee's passage of S. 1140, the bipartisan Federal Water Quality Protection Act.

S. 1140 directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers to issue a revised "waters of the United States" (WOTUS) rule that protects traditional navigable water and wetlands from water pollution, while also protecting farmers, ranchers and private landowners.

"With today's EPW Committee vote, our bipartisan bill is now one step closer to protecting America's waterways and our farmers, ranchers and landowners," said Barrasso. "I will push for the Senate to pass this bill immediately so we can send EPA back to the drawing board to write a new rule that truly reflects the needs of all Americans."

Senator Barrasso introduced S. 1140 on April 30, 2015 with Senator Joe Donnelly (D-IN), EPW Chairman Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), Pat Roberts (R-KS), Joe Manchin (D-WV) and 33 other co-sponsors.


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