The House this week will vote on several bills that GOP leaders say respond to what they call “the executive overreach of the Obama administration.” One such bill, the “Water Rights Protection Act,” would prohibit federal agencies from taking private water rights through certain permits or land management arrangements. Environmentalists counter that the bill would interfere with necessary fish and wildlife protection measures.
In the Senate, a final vote is expected on a bill from Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) that would strengthen prosecution of sexual assaults in the military.