Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Mitigation Policy".

Bill: 115-hjres-52
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]
Introduced: 2017-01-31
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Congressional oversight

Department of the Interior

Environmental assessment, monitoring, research

Land use and conservation

Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Latest action: action_date: 2017-01-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-31
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) on November 21, 2016. The rule revised USFWS's policy about mitigating the adverse impacts of land and water developments on fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats. </p>

tv_txt: IA 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 52 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 31, 2017 Mr. Newhouse (for himself, Mr. Pearce , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Cramer , Mrs. Radewagen , Mr. Sessions , and Mr. Biggs ) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to Mitigation Policy .

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to Mitigation Policy (81 Fed. Reg. 83440 (November 21, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.