{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://tipton.house.gov/press-release/tipton-votes-stop-epa-water-taking", "Tipton Votes to Stop EPA Water Taking", "2014-09-09", "2014", "2014-09", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Scott Tipton", "T000470", "tipton.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON\u2014Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation co-sponsored by Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO) to protect water rights by prohibiting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers from moving forward with its controversial \u2018Waters of the U.S.\u2019 rule.\nIn late July, Tipton asked EPA Deputy Administrator Bob Perciasepe during a House Small Business Committee hearing to clarify exactly what water resources would be covered under the proposed rule.\nPerciasepe failed to clearly define what water would be impacted, adding to widespread concerns that the EPA is moving toward a massive federal water grab through expanded regulatory reach over virtually every form of surface water.\n \n\t\u201cThe EPA\u2019s proposed rule to redefine \u2018Waters of the U.S.\u2019 is causing shockwaves throughout the West, where countless Americans who rely on private water rights for their livelihoods and for the health and wellbeing of their communities are facing a gross federal overreach that jeopardizes their access to those rights and discards long-held state water law that protects them,\u201d said Tipton. \u201cWe took action today in the House to defend private property and the rights of Americans to access and sustain a clean and reliable water supply without federal interference. I call upon the Senate to ignore the President\u2019s veto threat, and join us in standing up for the American people over Washington bureaucrats.\u201d\n \nTipton has led the charge in the House to protect private water rights from federal takings and interference. Tipton\u2019s Water Rights Protection Act (H.R. 3189) passed the House with bipartisan support and is currently awaiting a vote in the Senate.\nBackground courtesy of the Majority Whip\u2019s Office:\nH.R. 5078, the Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act, prohibits the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers from enforcing a proposed rule that would redefine \u201cwaters of the United States\u201d under the Clean Water Act (CWA), expanding the EPA\u2019s jurisdiction into state and local waters. The bill requires the agencies to consult with state and local officials to formulate a regulatory proposal to define the scope of waters covered under the CWA.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://tipton.house.gov/press-release/tipton-votes-stop-epa-water-taking"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9920899756252766, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}