House joint resolution · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-5
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule.
Became law on Feb 16, 2017.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 30, 2017
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseFeb 1, 2017 · 228–194
- Passed SenateFeb 2, 2017 · 54–45
- To the PresidentFeb 6, 2017
- Became lawFeb 16, 2017
Latest action: Feb 16, 2017 — Became Public Law No: 115-5.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 38.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 15, January 30, 2017, Page H746):Article I, Section 1, and Article I, Section 8, clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 30, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 57 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 38, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hjres/38
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
71 cosponsors — 71 Republicans
0 of 71 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mike Bost (R-IL), Dave Brat (R-VA), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Liz Cheney (R-WY), James Comer (R-KY), K. Conaway (R-TX), Paul Cook (R-CA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), Bill Flores (R-TX), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), H. Griffith (R-VA), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Andy Harris (R-MD), Clay Higgins (R-LA) and 41 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Johnson.
- H.R. 1917 (115th) Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017
- H.R. 5261 (115th) TEACH to Combat Addiction Act of 2018
- H.R. 4606 (115th) Ensuring Small Scale LNG Certainty and Access Act
- H.R. 6351 (115th) Advancing U.S. Civil Nuclear Competitiveness and Jobs Act
- H.R. 1542 (115th) HELLPP Act
- H.R. 1271 (115th) DXM Abuse Prevention Act of 2017
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.