NEGATIVE Climate 118th Congress

H.J.Res.27 Disapproval of WOTUS Rule

Overturns the Biden administration's clean water rule that expanded protections for wetlands and waterways (118th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

Clean Water Act (33 USC 1251) protects wetlands; WOTUS rule safeguards drinking water for 117M Americans.

33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq. — Clean Water Act: federal protection of navigable waters and wetlands

EPA: WOTUS rule protects drinking water sources for 117 million Americans
5 U.S.C. § 801 — Congressional Review Act disapproval mechanism

CRA to block Waters of the U.S. rule. Clean Water Act protections for wetlands and waterways prevent documented pollution of drinking water sources for 117 million Americans.