Repeal of Stream Protection Rule
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| shorttitle = Repeal of the Stream Protection Rule
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| longtitle = Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule.
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| enacted by = 115th
| effective date = 02/16/2017
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| cite public law = {{USPL|115|5}}
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| introducedin = House
| introducedbill = H.J.R. 38
| introducedby = Bill Johnson (R-OH)
| introduceddate = 01/30/2017
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| passedbody1 = House
| passeddate1 = 02/01/2017
| passedvote1 = [http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2017/roll073.xml 228-194]
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| passeddate2 = 02/02/2017
| passedvote2 = [https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=1&vote=00043 54-45]
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| signedpresident = Donald Trump
| signeddate = 02/16/2017
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The Repeal of the Stream Protection Rule (formally known as Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule {{USPL|115|5}}, {{USBill|115|h.j.r.|38}}) was a House Joint Resolution introduced in the United States House of Representatives by Bill Johnson of Ohio on January 30, 2017. The resolution nullifies the Department of the Interior regulation known as the "Stream Protection Rule", which was established in the Obama Administration. The regulation was scheduled to go into effect on January 19, 2017.{{cite web | url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/20/2016-29958/stream-protection-rule | title=Federal Register:: Stream Protection Rule | work=Federal Register | date=December 20, 2016}} The resolution to repeal was signed into law by President Donald Trump on February 16, 2017.
The Congress used its powers under the Congressional Review Act to pass this resolution.{{cite web | url=https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/317616-senate-votes-to-block-obama-coal-rule/ | title=Senate votes to block Obama coal rule | work=The Hill | date=February 2, 2017}}