,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bffj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ai1 #bjba,mr4 
,latta 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,p]ry1 ,mr4     
,arr+ton1 ,mrs4 ,wagn]1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( 
,s\? ,dakota1 ,mr4 ,/iv]s1 ,mr4 ,c>l1   
,mr4 ,cl\d1 ,mr4 ,joyce ( ,p5nsylvania1 
,ms4 ,mace1 ,mrs4 ,h9son1 ,mr4 ,walb]g1 
,mr4 ,burgess1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mrs4   
,mc,clain1 ,mr4 ,jackson1 & ,mr4 ,p5ce7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,transportation &      
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !   
,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act to
 codify ! def9ition ( ! t]m wat]s ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,)/&+ ,attempts to ,encroa* on our      
,res\rces ,act ( #bjba or ! ,,wat] ,act4
  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,9 ,june #bjae1 ! ,corps ( ,eng9e]s
 & ! ,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy   
publi%$ a f9al rule 7h]e9aft] ref]r$ to 
z ! #bjae ,,wotus rule7 to revise       
regulations def9+ ! scope ( wat]s       

protect$ & regulat$ "u ! ,clean ,wat]   
,act4  7#b7 ,! #bjae ,,wotus rule       
significantly exp&$ ! scope ( ,f$]al    
jurisdiction "u ! ,clean ,wat] ,act ov] 
virtually all wat]s & wet areas 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#c7 ,on ,april #ba1    
#bjbj1 ! ,environm5tal ,protection      
,ag5cy & ! ,corps ( ,eng9e]s revisit$ ! 
#bjae ,,wotus rule & f9aliz$ a revis$   
def9ition ( ! t]m wat]s ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates to address legal1 economic1 &    
jurisdictional conc]ns surr\nd+ !       
previ\s def9ition4  7#d7 ,! #bjae       
,,wotus rule infr+$ on ! rights (       
prop]ty own]s1 p>ticul>ly 9 agricultural
 communities1 & repres5t$ an al>m+      
regulatory ov]rea* ( ! executive bran*  
into policies t %\ld be address$ by !   
legislative bran* ?r\gh ! legislative   
process4  #c4 ,def9ition ,section       
#ejb7g7 ( ! ,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution     
,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acfb7g77  
is am5d$ by /rik+ 1 includ+ ! t]ritorial
 seas4 & ins]t+ 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9   
section #abj4b ( title #dj1 ,code (     

,f$]al ,regulations1 z 9 effect on ,june
 #bb1 #bjbj744