A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat".
118th Congress: Senate Joint Resolution No. 24
Introduced on March 30, 2023
Latest action on September 28, 2023
Goals
cancels an endangered species reclassification
Synopsis
nullifies reclassification of northern long-eared bat as endangered
Sponsors
Summary
This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service titled Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat and published on November 30, 2022. This rule reclassifies the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) from a threatened species to an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. The rule also removes the northern long-eared bat's species-specific rule, which applied only when the bat was listed as a threatened species.
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Topics
bats
endangered species
endangered species act
fish
northern long-eared bat
plants
threatened species
united states fish and wildlife service
wildlife