House Republicans passed a measure to cancel a key Biden administration rule that defines what water bodies are subject to federal regulation. Republicans have argued the rule is too onerous and exposes landowners, farmers, and builders to litigation.
The resolution of disapproval would nullify the Biden administration's definition of"waters of the United States," which was finalized at the end of December. Republicans have argued the Biden rule is too onerous and exposes landowners, farmers, and builders to litigation for routine activities on their properties, such as installing ponds or filling ditches. The House voted 227-198 to undo the rule.
The GOP's case rests largely on how businesses and farmers could be affected by the Biden rule, which covers more waters than the Trump rule. The House Small Business Committee held a hearing Wednesday, where witnesses said farming and homebuilding would become more difficult. “Biden’s EPA has disregarded the voice of Main Street America by indiscriminately certifying the WOTUS rule would not affect small entities through unnecessary and burdensome regulations," he said.
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