Key Vote: Yes on S.J. Res. 22
Vote h45-2016
Description
The House is set to consider the Senate-passed S.J.Res. 22, a Congressional Review Act resolution that disapproves of the administration’s proposed re-definition of the term “waters of the United States,” as established under the Clean Water Act. The American Energy Alliance supports this CRA resolution and urges all Representatives to vote YES on S.J. Res. 22.
This “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule is an attempt by the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers to significantly broaden these agencies’ authority. This rule is unconstitutional and tramples on the regulatory prerogatives of the individual states.
The Constitution limits the power of the federal government and expressly gives the states all powers not delegated to the federal government. Thus, the federal government does not retain absolute power and regulatory authority, but shares authority with the states. This principle applies to all facets of governance, including in the regulation of water.
In an attempt to take power from the states and individual citizens, the WOTUS rule allows both the EPA and Corps to regulate almost all water under the Clean Water Act. This gives both agencies far more power than what is intended by the Clean Water Act and the Constitution.
This rule is not just about regulating water; it is also about imposing federal control over private land. This rule amounts to a massive land grab by both the Corps and the EPA, opening the door for significant executive branch overreach and abuse. Property owners will now be subject to even more bureaucratic red tape, fines, and government intrusion--including potential legal action.
This rule is a clear-cut instance of unconstitutional and aggressive executive branch rulemaking. The EPA is especially notorious for such predatory overreach, and Congress should act now to stop such regulatory practices. S.J. Res. 22 sends a message to the administration that the American people are against this power grab. The American Energy Alliance strongly supports and urges all Members to vote YES on S.J. Res 22.
AEA Position: Yes
Vote result on 2016-01-13
Passed
253 to 166- VOTED YES
- VOTED NO
- DID NOT VOTE
Key Vote: Yes on S.J. Res. 22
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| TN | Sen. Marsha Blackburn | R | 86% | |
| WY | Sen. Cynthia Lummis | R | 86% | |
| IL | District 16 | Rep. Adam Kinzinger | R | 75% |
| WV | District 1 | Rep. David McKinley | R | 75% |
| NJ | District 4 | Rep. Christopher Smith | R | 75% |
| AK | District At-Large | Rep. Don Young | R | 75% |
| IN | Sen. Todd Young | R | 73% | |
| ND | Sen. Kevin Cramer | R | 64% | |
| NY | District 24 | Rep. John Katko | R | 50% |
| NY | District 23 | Rep. Tom Reed | R | 50% |
| MI | District 6 | Rep. Fred Upton | R | 50% |
| TX | District 28 | Rep. Henry Cuellar | D | 25% |
| OR | District 5 | Rep. Kurt Schrader | D | 25% |
| NM | Sen. Ben Luján | D | 13% | |
| AL | District 4 | Rep. Robert Aderholt | R | 100% |
| GA | District 12 | Rep. Rick Allen | R | 100% |
| NV | District 2 | Rep. Mark Amodei | R | 100% |
| TX | District 36 | Rep. Brian Babin | R | 100% |
| KY | District 6 | Rep. Andy Barr | R | 100% |
| FL | District 12 | Rep. Gus Bilirakis | R | 100% |
| IL | District 12 | Rep. Mike Bost | R | 100% |
| TX | District 8 | Rep. Kevin Brady | R | 100% |
| AL | District 5 | Rep. Mo Brooks | R | 100% |
| FL | District 16 | Rep. Vern Buchanan | R | 100% |
| CO | District 4 | Rep. Ken Buck | R | 100% |
| IN | District 8 | Rep. Larry Bucshon | R | 100% |
| TX | District 26 | Rep. Michael Burgess | R | 100% |
| CA | District 42 | Rep. Ken Calvert | R | 100% |
| GA | District 1 | Rep. Buddy Carter | R | 100% |
| TX | District 31 | Rep. John Carter | R | 100% |
| OH | District 1 | Rep. Steven Chabot | R | 100% |
| OK | District 4 | Rep. Tom Cole | R | 100% |
| AR | District 1 | Rep. Rick Crawford | R | 100% |
| IL | District 13 | Rep. Rodney Davis | R | 100% |
| TN | District 4 | Rep. Scott DesJarlais | R | 100% |
| FL | District 25 | Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart | R | 100% |
| SC | District 3 | Rep. Jeffrey Duncan | R | 100% |
| MN | District 6 | Rep. Tom Emmer | R | 100% |
| TN | District 3 | Rep. Chuck Fleischmann | R | 100% |
| NE | District 1 | Rep. Jeff Fortenberry | R | 100% |
| NC | District 5 | Rep. Virginia Foxx | R | 100% |
| OH | District 7 | Rep. Bob Gibbs | R | 100% |
| TX | District 1 | Rep. Louie Gohmert | R | 100% |
| AZ | District 4 | Rep. Paul Gosar | R | 100% |
| TX | District 12 | Rep. Kay Granger | R | 100% |
| LA | District 6 | Rep. Garret Graves | R | 100% |
| MO | District 6 | Rep. Sam Graves | R | 100% |
| VA | District 9 | Rep. Morgan Griffith | R | 100% |
| WI | District 6 | Rep. Glenn Grothman | R | 100% |
| KY | District 2 | Rep. Brett Guthrie | R | 100% |
| MD | District 1 | Rep. Andy Harris | R | 100% |
| MO | District 4 | Rep. Vicky Hartzler | R | 100% |
| WA | District 3 | Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler | R | 100% |
| GA | District 10 | Rep. Jody Hice | R | 100% |
| AR | District 2 | Rep. French Hill | R | 100% |
| NC | District 8 | Rep. Richard Hudson | R | 100% |
| MI | District 2 | Rep. Bill Huizenga | R | 100% |
| CA | District 50 | Rep. Darrell Issa | R | 100% |
| OH | District 6 | Rep. Bill Johnson | R | 100% |
| OH | District 4 | Rep. Jim Jordan | R | 100% |
| OH | District 14 | Rep. Dave Joyce | R | 100% |
| MS | District 1 | Rep. Trent Kelly | R | 100% |
| PA | District 16 | Rep. Mike Kelly | R | 100% |
| IL | District 18 | Rep. Darin LaHood | R | 100% |
| CA | District 1 | Rep. Doug LaMalfa | R | 100% |
| CO | District 5 | Rep. Doug Lamborn | R | 100% |
| OH | District 5 | Rep. Robert Latta | R | 100% |
| MO | District 7 | Rep. Billy Long | R | 100% |
| GA | District 11 | Rep. Barry Loudermilk | R | 100% |
| OK | District 3 | Rep. Frank Lucas | R | 100% |
| MO | District 3 | Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer | R | 100% |
| KY | District 4 | Rep. Thomas Massie | R | 100% |
| CA | District 23 | Rep. Kevin McCarthy | R | 100% |
| TX | District 10 | Rep. Michael McCaul | R | 100% |
| CA | District 4 | Rep. Tom McClintock | R | 100% |
| NC | District 10 | Rep. Patrick McHenry | R | 100% |
| WA | District 5 | Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers | R | 100% |
| MI | District 4 | Rep. John Moolenaar | R | 100% |
| WV | District 2 | Rep. Alex Mooney | R | 100% |
| OK | District 2 | Rep. Markwayne Mullin | R | 100% |
| WA | District 4 | Rep. Dan Newhouse | R | 100% |
| CA | District 22 | Rep. Devin Nunes | R | 100% |
| MS | District 4 | Rep. Steven Palazzo | R | 100% |
| AL | District 6 | Rep. Gary Palmer | R | 100% |
| PA | District 10 | Rep. Scott Perry | R | 100% |
| FL | District 8 | Rep. Bill Posey | R | 100% |
| SC | District 7 | Rep. Tom Rice | R | 100% |
| AL | District 3 | Rep. Mike Rogers | R | 100% |
| KY | District 5 | Rep. Harold Rogers | R | 100% |
| NC | District 7 | Rep. David Rouzer | R | 100% |
| LA | District 1 | Rep. Steve Scalise | R | 100% |
| AZ | District 6 | Rep. David Schweikert | R | 100% |
| GA | District 8 | Rep. Austin Scott | R | 100% |
| TX | District 17 | Rep. Pete Sessions | R | 100% |
| ID | District 2 | Rep. Mike Simpson | R | 100% |
| MO | District 8 | Rep. Jason Smith | R | 100% |
| NE | District 3 | Rep. Adrian Smith | R | 100% |
| NY | District 21 | Rep. Elise Stefanik | R | 100% |
| UT | District 2 | Rep. Chris Stewart | R | 100% |
| PA | District 15 | Rep. Glenn Thompson | R | 100% |
| OH | District 10 | Rep. Michael Turner | R | 100% |
| CA | District 21 | Rep. David Valadao | R | 100% |
| MO | District 2 | Rep. Ann Wagner | R | 100% |
| MI | District 7 | Rep. Tim Walberg | R | 100% |
| IN | District 2 | Rep. Jackie Walorski | R | 100% |
| TX | District 14 | Rep. Randy Weber | R | 100% |
| FL | District 11 | Rep. Daniel Webster | R | 100% |
| OH | District 2 | Rep. Brad Wenstrup | R | 100% |
| AR | District 4 | Rep. Bruce Westerman | R | 100% |
| TX | District 25 | Rep. Roger Williams | R | 100% |
| SC | District 2 | Rep. Joe Wilson | R | 100% |
| VA | District 1 | Rep. Robert Wittman | R | 100% |
| AR | District 3 | Rep. Steve Womack | R | 100% |
| NY | District 1 | Rep. Lee Zeldin | R | 100% |
| NC | District 12 | Rep. Alma Adams | D | 0% |
| CA | District 31 | Rep. Pete Aguilar | D | 0% |
| CA | District 37 | Rep. Karen Bass | D | 0% |
| OH | District 3 | Rep. Joyce Beatty | D | 0% |
| CA | District 7 | Rep. Ami Bera | D | 0% |
| VA | District 8 | Rep. Donald Beyer | D | 0% |
| GA | District 2 | Rep. Sanford Bishop | D | 0% |
| OR | District 3 | Rep. Earl Blumenauer | D | 0% |
| OR | District 1 | Rep. Suzanne Bonamici | D | 0% |
| PA | District 2 | Rep. Brendan Boyle | D | 0% |
| CA | District 26 | Rep. Julia Brownley | D | 0% |
| IL | District 17 | Rep. Cheri Bustos | D | 0% |
| NC | District 1 | Rep. G. Butterfield | D | 0% |
| CA | District 29 | Rep. Tony Cárdenas | D | 0% |
| IN | District 7 | Rep. André Carson | D | 0% |
| PA | District 8 | Rep. Matt Cartwright | D | 0% |
| FL | District 14 | Rep. Kathy Castor | D | 0% |
| TX | District 20 | Rep. Joaquín Castro | D | 0% |
| CA | District 27 | Rep. Judy Chu | D | 0% |
| RI | District 1 | Rep. David Cicilline | D | 0% |
| MA | District 5 | Rep. Katherine Clark | D | 0% |
| NY | District 9 | Rep. Yvette Clarke | D | 0% |
| MO | District 5 | Rep. Emanuel Cleaver | D | 0% |
| SC | District 6 | Rep. James Clyburn | D | 0% |
| TN | District 9 | Rep. Steve Cohen | D | 0% |
| VA | District 11 | Rep. Gerald Connolly | D | 0% |
| TN | District 5 | Rep. Jim Cooper | D | 0% |
| CA | District 16 | Rep. Jim Costa | D | 0% |
| CT | District 2 | Rep. Joe Courtney | D | 0% |
| IL | District 7 | Rep. Danny Davis | D | 0% |
| OR | District 4 | Rep. Peter DeFazio | D | 0% |
| CO | District 1 | Rep. Diana DeGette | D | 0% |
| CT | District 3 | Rep. Rosa DeLauro | D | 0% |
| WA | District 1 | Rep. Suzan DelBene | D | 0% |
| CA | District 11 | Rep. Mark DeSaulnier | D | 0% |
| FL | District 22 | Rep. Ted Deutch | D | 0% |
| MI | District 12 | Rep. Debbie Dingell | D | 0% |
| TX | District 35 | Rep. Lloyd Doggett | D | 0% |
| PA | District 18 | Rep. Mike Doyle | D | 0% |
| IL | Sen. Tammy Duckworth | D | 0% | |
| CA | District 18 | Rep. Anna Eshoo | D | 0% |
| IL | District 11 | Rep. Bill Foster | D | 0% |
| FL | District 21 | Rep. Lois Frankel | D | 0% |
| OH | District 11 | Rep. Marcia Fudge | D | 0% |
| AZ | District 7 | Rep. Ruben Gallego | D | 0% |
| CA | District 3 | Rep. John Garamendi | D | 0% |
| TX | District 9 | Rep. Al Green | D | 0% |
| AZ | District 3 | Rep. Raúl Grijalva | D | 0% |
| FL | District 20 | Rep. Alcee Hastings | D | 0% |
| NY | District 26 | Rep. Brian Higgins | D | 0% |
| CT | District 4 | Rep. Jim Himes | D | 0% |
| MD | District 5 | Rep. Steny Hoyer | D | 0% |
| CA | District 2 | Rep. Jared Huffman | D | 0% |
| TX | District 18 | Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 0% |
| NY | District 8 | Rep. Hakeem Jeffries | D | 0% |
| GA | District 4 | Rep. Hank Johnson | D | 0% |
| TX | District 30 | Rep. Eddie Johnson | D | 0% |
| OH | District 9 | Rep. Marcy Kaptur | D | 0% |
| MA | District 9 | Rep. Bill Keating | D | 0% |
| IL | District 2 | Rep. Robin Kelly | D | 0% |
| MI | District 5 | Rep. Dan Kildee | D | 0% |
| WA | District 6 | Rep. Derek Kilmer | D | 0% |
| WI | District 3 | Rep. Ron Kind | D | 0% |
| AZ | District 2 | Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick | D | 0% |
| NH | District 2 | Rep. Ann Kuster | D | 0% |
| RI | District 2 | Rep. Jim Langevin | D | 0% |
| WA | District 2 | Rep. Rick Larsen | D | 0% |
| CT | District 1 | Rep. John Larson | D | 0% |
| MI | District 14 | Rep. Brenda Lawrence | D | 0% |
| CA | District 13 | Rep. Barbara Lee | D | 0% |
| CA | District 33 | Rep. Ted Lieu | D | 0% |
| CA | District 19 | Rep. Zoe Lofgren | D | 0% |
| CA | District 47 | Rep. Alan Lowenthal | D | 0% |
| MA | District 8 | Rep. Stephen Lynch | D | 0% |
| NY | District 12 | Rep. Carolyn Maloney | D | 0% |
| NY | District 18 | Rep. Sean Maloney | D | 0% |
| CA | District 6 | Rep. Doris Matsui | D | 0% |
| MN | District 4 | Rep. Betty McCollum | D | 0% |
| MA | District 2 | Rep. Jim McGovern | D | 0% |
| CA | District 9 | Rep. Jerry McNerney | D | 0% |
| NY | District 5 | Rep. Gregory Meeks | D | 0% |
| NY | District 6 | Rep. Grace Meng | D | 0% |
| WI | District 4 | Rep. Gwen Moore | D | 0% |
| MA | District 6 | Rep. Seth Moulton | D | 0% |
| NY | District 10 | Rep. Jerrold Nadler | D | 0% |
| CA | District 32 | Rep. Grace Napolitano | D | 0% |
| MA | District 1 | Rep. Richard Neal | D | 0% |
| NJ | District 1 | Rep. Donald Norcross | D | 0% |
| NJ | District 6 | Rep. Frank Pallone | D | 0% |
| NJ | District 9 | Rep. Bill Pascrell | D | 0% |
| NJ | District 10 | Rep. Donald Payne | D | 0% |
| CA | District 12 | Rep. Nancy Pelosi | D | 0% |
| CO | District 7 | Rep. Ed Perlmutter | D | 0% |
| CA | District 52 | Rep. Scott Peters | D | 0% |
| ME | District 1 | Rep. Chellie Pingree | D | 0% |
| WI | District 2 | Rep. Mark Pocan | D | 0% |
| NC | District 4 | Rep. David Price | D | 0% |
| IL | District 5 | Rep. Mike Quigley | D | 0% |
| NY | District 4 | Rep. Kathleen Rice | D | 0% |
| LA | District 2 | Rep. Cedric Richmond | D | 0% |
| CA | District 40 | Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard | D | 0% |
| CA | District 36 | Rep. Raul Ruiz | D | 0% |
| MD | District 2 | Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger | D | 0% |
| IL | District 1 | Rep. Bobby Rush | D | 0% |
| OH | District 13 | Rep. Tim Ryan | D | 0% |
| CA | District 38 | Rep. Linda Sánchez | D | 0% |
| MD | District 3 | Rep. John Sarbanes | D | 0% |
| IL | District 9 | Rep. Jan Schakowsky | D | 0% |
| CA | District 28 | Rep. Adam Schiff | D | 0% |
| VA | District 3 | Rep. Robert Scott | D | 0% |
| GA | District 13 | Rep. David Scott | D | 0% |
| AL | District 7 | Rep. Terri Sewell | D | 0% |
| CA | District 30 | Rep. Brad Sherman | D | 0% |
| AZ | Sen. Kyrsten Sinema | D | 0% | |
| NJ | District 8 | Rep. Albio Sires | D | 0% |
| WA | District 9 | Rep. Adam Smith | D | 0% |
| CA | District 14 | Rep. Jackie Speier | D | 0% |
| OH | District 15 | Rep. Steve Stivers | R | 0% |
| CA | District 15 | Rep. Eric Swalwell | D | 0% |
| CA | District 41 | Rep. Mark Takano | D | 0% |
| CA | District 5 | Rep. Mike Thompson | D | 0% |
| MS | District 2 | Rep. Bennie Thompson | D | 0% |
| NV | District 1 | Rep. Dina Titus | D | 0% |
| NY | District 20 | Rep. Paul Tonko | D | 0% |
| CA | District 35 | Rep. Norma Torres | D | 0% |
| MD | Sen. Chris Van Hollen | D | 0% | |
| CA | District 51 | Rep. Juan Vargas | D | 0% |
| TX | District 33 | Rep. Marc Veasey | D | 0% |
| TX | District 34 | Rep. Filemon Vela | D | 0% |
| NY | District 7 | Rep. Nydia Velázquez | D | 0% |
| FL | District 23 | Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 0% |
| CA | District 43 | Rep. Maxine Waters | D | 0% |
| NJ | District 12 | Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 0% |
| VT | District At-Large | Rep. Peter Welch | D | 0% |
| FL | District 24 | Rep. Frederica Wilson | D | 0% |
| KY | District 3 | Rep. John Yarmuth | D | 0% |
