Biden vetoes Clean Water act legislation

By ELLEN MORRISEY BALLOTPEDIA VIA THE CENTER SQUARE

(The Center Square) — President Joe Biden recently vetoed the second bill of his presidency.

President Biden vetoed H.J. Res.27, a joint resolution of disapproval under the terms of the Congressional Review Act that sought to void an Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers rule from 2023 that specified “which bodies of water fall under the scope of the Clean Water Act and are thereby under federal jurisdiction and protected.” would leave Americans without a clear definition of ‘Waters of the United States.’ The increased uncertainty caused by H.J. Res. 27 would threaten economic growth, including for agriculture, local economies, and downstream communities. … The resolution would also negatively affect tens of millions of United States households that depend on healthy wetlands and streams.”

President Joe Biden

In his veto message, President Biden said, “The resolution

Overriding a presidential veto requires a two-thirds majority vote in both chambers of Congress. The House of Representatives and Senate both initially passed the resolution by a simple majority. The House of Representatives voted 227-198 to approve the resolution on March 9. The

Senate voted 53-43 to approve the resolution on March 29. Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., introduced the resolution on Feb. 2.

President Ronald Reagan issued the most vetoes (87) of all presidents since 1981. President Biden, with two vetoes, has issued the fewest. President Donald Trump issued the second-fewest vetoes (9) within this timeframe.

Presidents have issued 2,586 vetoes in American history. Congress has overridden 112.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt vetoed 635 bills, the most of any president. Presidents John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, John Q. Adams, William H. Harrison, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, and James A. Garfield did not issue any vetoes.