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Politicization of the Waters of the United States Rulemaking
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on the Interior Subcommittee on Government Operations Subcommittee on Healthcare, Benefits, and Administrative Rules Subcommittee on Transportation and Public Assets
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Subcommittee on the Interior
Subcommittee on Government Operations
Subcommittee on Healthcare, Benefits, and Administrative Rules
Subcommittee on Transportation and Public Assets
Abstract
The Subcommittee on the Interior, the Subcommittee on Government Operations, the Subcommittee on healthcare, Benefits, and Administrative Rules, the Subcommittee on Transportation and Public Assets of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform partnered in an investigation into the Clean Water Rule, referred to as “waters of the United States” (WOTUS). The report states the rulemaking process and the outcomes it produces, were flawed because of numerous violations. The Committee provides information regarding the flawed process and outlines other areas of concern with respect to the WOTUS rulemaking.
Date
2016-10-27
Document Type
House Majority Staff Report
Serial Number
Document Length
182 pages
Congress
114
Files
Relation
DOI
Keywords
Staff Reports, House, Republican
PAP Major Code
20: Government Operations
PAP Minor Code
2002: Government Efficiency, General Regulatory Policy and Bureaucratic Oversight
Related Hearings
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on the Interior, hearing on "Examining the Impacts of EPA Air and Water Regulations on the States and the American People," 114th Cong., H.Hrg. 114-20, (2015, February 26)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Health Care Benefits and Administrative Rules, Subcommittee on Government Operations, joint hearing on "Challenges Facing OIRA in Ensuring Transparency and Effective Rulemaking," 114th Cong., H.Hrg. 114-150, (2015, March 3)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on, "Document Production Status Update," 114th Cong, H.Hrg. 114-92, (2016, January 7)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Operations, hearing on "Accountability and Transparency Reform at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs," 114th Cong., H.Hrg. 114-152, (2016, March 15)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on "Document Production Status Update, Part II," 114th Cong., H.Hrg. 114-134, (2016, April 19)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on "Examining EPA's Proposed Groundwater Rule for In-Situ Uranium Recovery," 114th Cong., (2016, June 23)
• Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, hearing on “Drowning in Regulations: The Waters of the U.S. Rule and the Case for Reforming the RFA,” 114th Cong., H.Hrg. 114-637, (2016, April 27)
• Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, hearing on “Oversight of the Army Corps of Engineers’ Participation in the Development of the New Regulatory Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’,” 114th Cong., H.Hrg. 114-203, (2015, September 30)
• House Committee on Small Business, hearing on “Will EPA’s ‘Waters of the United States’ Rule Drown Small Businesses?” 113th Cong., H.Hrg. 113-71, (2014, May 29)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Health Care Benefits and Administrative Rules, Subcommittee on Government Operations, joint hearing on "Challenges Facing OIRA in Ensuring Transparency and Effective Rulemaking," 114th Cong., H.Hrg. 114-150, (2015, March 3)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on, "Document Production Status Update," 114th Cong, H.Hrg. 114-92, (2016, January 7)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Operations, hearing on "Accountability and Transparency Reform at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs," 114th Cong., H.Hrg. 114-152, (2016, March 15)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on "Document Production Status Update, Part II," 114th Cong., H.Hrg. 114-134, (2016, April 19)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on "Examining EPA's Proposed Groundwater Rule for In-Situ Uranium Recovery," 114th Cong., (2016, June 23)
• Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, hearing on “Drowning in Regulations: The Waters of the U.S. Rule and the Case for Reforming the RFA,” 114th Cong., H.Hrg. 114-637, (2016, April 27)
• Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, hearing on “Oversight of the Army Corps of Engineers’ Participation in the Development of the New Regulatory Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’,” 114th Cong., H.Hrg. 114-203, (2015, September 30)
• House Committee on Small Business, hearing on “Will EPA’s ‘Waters of the United States’ Rule Drown Small Businesses?” 113th Cong., H.Hrg. 113-71, (2014, May 29)
Press Releases and Contextual Information
https://web.archive.org/web/20230614232221/https://oversight.house.gov/report/oversight-committee-report-finds-politicizing-wotus-rulemaking/