{"format":1,"id":"118-hjres-27","congress":118,"number":"H.J.Res. 27","kind":"joint_resolution","group":"bills","title":"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'\".","title_source":"Display Title","official_title":"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'\".","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"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'\"."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"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'\"."}],"outcome":"vetoed","law_number":null,"introduced":"2023-02-02","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2023-04-18","vote":{"id":"118-2023-h187","question":"Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding","title":"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’ ”","result":"Failed","yea":227,"nay":196,"present":0,"not_voting":11,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2023/roll187.xml"},"override":true,"passage":{"chamber":"house","date":"2023-03-09","question":"On Passage","title":"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’ ”","result":"Passed","yea":227,"nay":198,"present":0,"not_voting":9,"kind":"final_candidate","source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2023/roll142.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2023-03-29","vote":{"id":"118-2023-s79","question":"On the Joint Resolution","title":"H.J. Res. 27","result":"Joint Resolution Passed","yea":53,"nay":43,"present":0,"not_voting":4,"source":"https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00079.xml"}}},"president":{"status":"vetoed","date":"2023-04-06"},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"The Chair directed the Clerk to notify the Senate of the action of the House.","date":"2023-04-18"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[{"chamber":"house","date":"2023-03-09","question":"On Passage","title":"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’ ”","result":"Passed","yea":227,"nay":198,"present":0,"not_voting":9,"kind":"final_candidate","source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2023/roll142.xml"}],"crs_summary":{"date":"2023-03-29","stage":"Passed Senate","blocks":[{"k":"p","t":"This joint resolution nullifies the rule titled Revised Definition of \"Waters of the United States,\" which was submitted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency on January 18, 2023. The rule specifies which bodies of water fall under the scope of the Clean Water Act and are thereby under federal jurisdiction and protected. For example, the definition in the 2023 rule includes certain wetlands and ephemeral waters (e.g., waters that flow intermittently)."},{"k":"p","t":"The 2023 rule replaced the 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule that included a narrower definition of waters of the United States."}],"words":98},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Disapproves, under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, the rule titled \"Revised Definition of 'Waters of the United States'\" submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency.","cites":[{"label":"Text","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-joint-resolution/27/text/enr#HB458FE9BDE1A4EE2AF516A3003864613"}]},"core_areas":["Congressional disapproval of the 2023 \"Waters of the United States\" rule"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"States that Congress disapproves 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'\".","cite":{"label":"Text","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-joint-resolution/27/text/enr#HB458FE9BDE1A4EE2AF516A3003864613"}},{"text":"Identifies the rule as published at 88 Fed. Reg. 3004 (January 18, 2023).","cite":{"label":"Text","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-joint-resolution/27/text/enr#HB458FE9BDE1A4EE2AF516A3003864613"}},{"text":"Provides that the disapproved rule shall have no force or effect.","cite":{"label":"Text","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-joint-resolution/27/text/enr#HB458FE9BDE1A4EE2AF516A3003864613"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Enrolled Bill","date":null,"rule":"enrolled","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-joint-resolution/27/text/enr"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-02","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-joint-resolution/27","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-joint-resolution/27/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-hjres-27.png","v":"4adbb978b792","alt":"Votes on Record. H.J.Res. 27, 118th Congress: 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'\". House: 227 Yea, 196 Nay; a vote on overriding the President's veto. Senate: 53 Yea, 43 Nay. Outcome: Vetoed, 6 Apr 2023."}}