House Fails to Override Biden’s Veto of Measure Repealing His Water Rule

Updated: April 18, 2023

The House failed on April 18 to override President Joe Biden’s veto of a regulation his administration enacted surrounding U.S. waters and wetlands.

The final tally was 227–196, short of the two-thirds majority necessary.

The disapproval resolution passed the House on March 9, 227–198, and passed the Senate, 53–43, on March 28. It was passed in accordance with the Congressional Review Act, which allows Congress to strike down regulations within 60 days of passage. Biden vetoed the resolution on April 6.

In his veto message, Biden said that “the 2023 revised definition of ‘Waters of the United States’ carefully sets the bounds for which bodies of water are protected under the Clean Water Act.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/house-fails-to-override-bidens-veto-of-measure-repealing-his-water-rule_5203366.html

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Counterman v. Colorado (22-138)

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https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/2022TermCourtCalendar.pdf

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Hearings to Examine Holding Russian Kleptocrats and Human Rights Violators Accountable for Their Crimes Against Ukraine

Senate Judiciary Committee

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WITNESSES:

The Honorable Lisa O. Monaco

Deputy Attorney General

U.S. Department of Justice

Washington, D.C.

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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334006

https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/holding-russian-kleptocrats-and-human-rights-violators-accountable-for-their-crimes-against-ukraine

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Exposing Putin's Crimes: Evidence of Russian War Crimes and Other Atrocities in Ukraine

House Foreign Affairs Committee

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WITNESSES:

Andriy Kostin

Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Office of the Prosecutor General

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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115669

https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/exposing-putins-crimes-evidence-of-russian-war-crimes-and-other-atrocities-in-ukraine/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xApAKNP2v0g

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The Biden Administration's Disastrous Withdrawal from Afghanistan, Part I: Review by the Inspectors General

House Oversight and Accountability Committee

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WITNESSES:

Robert Storch

Inspector General

Department of Defense

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Diana Shaw

Acting Inspector General, performing the duties of the Inspector General

Department of State

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Nicole L. Angarella

Acting Deputy Inspector General, performing the duties of the Inspector General

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

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John Sopko

Inspector General

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115757

https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-04-19/

https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/the-biden-administrations-disastrous-withdrawal-from-afghanistan-part-i-review-by-the-inspectors-general/

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House Ways and Means Committee

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Mr. Daniel Turner

Executive Director, Power the Future

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Mr. Drew Horn

Chief Executive Officer, GreenMet

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Mr. Kenny Stein

Policy Director, Institute for Energy Research

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Mr. Vance Ginn

Senior Fellow, Americans for Tax Reform

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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115768

https://waysandmeans.house.gov/event/hearing-on-the-u-s-tax-code-subsidizing-green-corporate-handouts-and-the-chinese-communist-party/

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A Review of the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security

House Homeland Security Committee

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The Honorable Alejandro Mayorkas

Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115770?s=5&r=19

https://homeland.house.gov/chairman-green-announces-hearing-with-secretary-mayorkas-on-the-biden-administrations-fy-2024-budget-proposal/

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The President's Fiscal Year 2024 IRS Budget and the IRS's 2023 Filing Season

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The Honorable Daniel I. Werfel

Commissioner

Internal Revenue Service

Washington , DC

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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333985

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