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hjres 27 · 118th Congress · House

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'".

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Legislative structure
Cosponsors
170 current · 170 total
Actions
36
Roll calls
3
Criterion breakdown8 criteria · max 90
No grade to break down.
Recorded vote · House roll call 187 · 2023-04-18
227 Yea · 196 Nay · 0 Present · 11 Not voting — Failed
R
2161 (Yea–Nay)
D
10195 (Yea–Nay)
I
10 (Yea–Nay)
Revealed positions from the official roll call — factual, not an endorsement.
Actions (36)
DateTimeAction
2023-02-02Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2023-02-02Introduced in House
2023-02-02Introduced in House
2023-03-03Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 3.
2023-03-03Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-6.
2023-03-03Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-6.
2023-03-0720:34:44Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 199 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 140, H.J. Res. 27 and S. 619. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 140, under a structured rule. The resolution provides for consideration of H.J.Res. 27 and S. 619, under closed rules. General debate is limited to one hour of debate on all measures.
2023-03-0912:39:01Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 199. (consideration: CR H1221-1230)
2023-03-0912:39:06Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 140, H.J.Res. 27 and S. 619. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 140, under a structured rule. The resolution provides for consideration of H.J.Res. 27 and S. 619, under closed rules. General debate is limited to one hour of debate on all measures.
2023-03-0912:39:35DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.J. Res. 27.
2023-03-0913:43:44The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
2023-03-0913:44:53POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.J. Res. 27, the Chair put the question on passage of the resolution and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Graves (MO) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on passage until a time to be announced.
2023-03-0916:41:29Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1232)
2023-03-0916:48:24On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 227 - 198 (Roll no. 142). (text: CR H1221)
2023-03-0916:48:24Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 227 - 198 (Roll no. 142). (text: CR H1221)
2023-03-0916:48:31Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2023-03-14Received in the Senate, read twice.
2023-03-29Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 79.
2023-03-29Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 79.
2023-03-29Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1017-1024)
2023-03-30Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2023-04-05Presented to President.
2023-04-05Presented to President.
2023-04-06Vetoed by President.
2023-04-06Vetoed by President.
2023-04-1014:03:12The Chair laid before the House the veto message from the President. (text: CR H1715-1716)
2023-04-1014:04:08The Chair announced that the objections of the President to H.J. Res. 27 would be spread at large upon the Journal and the veto message would be printed as a House document (118-26). Further consideration of the veto message and the resolution, H.J. Res. 27, is postponed until the legislative day of April 18, 2023. Agreed to without objection.
2023-04-18On motion to refer the bill and the accompanying veto message to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Agreed to without objection.
2023-04-18Motion to refer the bill and accompanying veto message to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2023-04-18On passage, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 227 - 196 (Roll no. 187).
2023-04-18Failed of passage in House over veto On passage, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 227 - 196 (Roll no. 187).
2023-04-18The Chair laid before the House the veto message from the President.
2023-04-1814:13:00DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House of April 10, 2023, the unfinished business is the further consideration of the veto message of the President on H.J.Res. 27. The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the objection of the President to the contrary notwithstanding. (consideration: CR H1782-1789)
2023-04-1814:54:50The previous question was ordered with objection.
2023-04-1814:54:52POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the veto message of the President to H.J. Res. 27, the Chair put the question on will the House, on reconsideration, pass H.J. Res. 27, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding. Under the Constitution, the vote must be taken by the yeas and nays. Further proceedings were postponed until a time to be announced.
2023-04-1817:34:06The Chair directed the Clerk to notify the Senate of the action of the House.

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