Senate Reverses Biden Water Rule, Courts White House Veto (1)

The Senate cleared legislation that would overturn an administration rule expanding the definition of bodies of waters subject to federal environmental protections, setting the stage for President Joe Biden to veto it.

The Republican-led disapproval resolution, passed on a 53-43 vote Wednesday, would scrap Biden’s “Waters of the US” rule governing the extent of Clean Water Act protections for waters and wetlands nationwide.

The House earlier this month passed its disapproval resolution (H.J. Res. 27) on the WOTUS rule on a bipartisan 227-198 vote. Neither chamber’s vote reached the two-thirds threshold needed to override a veto, and the ...