,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #befg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bi1     
#bjba,mrs4 ,capito 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,cotton1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mrs4            
,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4 ,hawley1 ,mr4        
,barrasso1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4       
,hagerty1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1    
,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,south     
,carolina1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mr4 ,tillis1
 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,tuberville1 ,mrs4   
,fischer1 ,mr4 ,rounds1 ,mr4 ,crapo1    
,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,sasse1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1  
,ms4 ,lummis1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 ,mr4         
,sullivan1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,graham1 
,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mr4 ,shelby1 ,mr4 ,risch1
 ,mr4 ,marshall1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 and    
,mr4 ,burr7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,environment and   
,public ,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to enact the
 definition of waters of the ,united    
,states into law1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,navigable ,waters  

,protection ,act of #bjba4  #b4         
,findings ,congress finds that-- 7#a7 as
 of ,march #bjba1 the final rule of the 
,secretary of the ,army1 acting through 
the ,assistant ,secretary of the ,army  
for ,civil ,works1 and the              
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency entitled ,the       
,navigable ,waters ,protection ,rule3   
,definition of #8,waters of the ,united 
,states' 7#he ,fed4 ,reg4 #bbbej 7,april
 #ba1 #bjbj77 7referred to in this      
section as the ,navigable ,waters       
,protection ,rule7 is being implemented 
in all #ej ,states2  7#b7 the final rule
 issued by the ,administrator of the    
,environmental ,protection ,agency and  
the ,secretary of the ,army1 acting     
through the ,assistant ,secretary of the
 ,army for ,civil ,works1 entitled      
,clean ,water ,rule3 ,definition of     
,waters of the ,united ,states 7#hj     
,fed4 ,reg4 #cgjed 7,june #bi1 #bjae77--
 7,a7 was subject to a vote under       
chapter #h of title #e1 ,united ,states 

,code 7commonly known as the            
,congressional ,review ,act71 in which  
members of both parties in the ,house of
 ,representatives and the ,senate voted 
in favor of disapproving the final rule 
under that chapter2 and  7,b7 was stayed
 across the ,united ,states for over #b 
years due to legal deficiencies2 and    
7#c7 the ,navigable ,waters ,protection 
,rule established a definition of       
navigable waters under the ,federal     
,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc    
,u4,s4,c4 #abea et seq47 that-- 7,a7 for
 the first time1 provides clarity1      
predictability1 and consistency while   
ensuring environmental protection2 and  
7,b7 clearly delineates where ,federal  
regulations apply and gives ,state and  
local authorities the flexibility to    
determine how to best manage water      
resources within their borders4  #c4    
,waters of the ,united ,states ,the     
definitions of the term waters of the   
,united ,states and the other terms     
defined in section #cbh4c of title #cc1 

,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as in   
effect on the date of enactment of this 
,act71 are enacted into law4