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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

Markwayne Mullin, Oklahoma

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.

Timeline

Topics

bats
endangered species
endangered species act
fish
northern long-eared bat
plants
threatened species
united states fish and wildlife service
wildlife