Legislation to block permanently an Obama-administration rule that seeks to define more clearly federal clean-water jurisdiction is headed to the president. But the White House says he will veto the measure.
The regulation, published last June 29, has raised the ire of construction and other business groups. They contend it would slow down projects and increase their costs. The House on Jan. 13 passed a resolution to strike down the rule. The Senate approved a comparable measure last November.