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; Lesser Prairie-Chicken; Threatened Status With Section 4(d) Rule for the Northern Distinct Population Segment and Endangered Status for the Southern Distinct Population Segment".

Bill: 117-sjres-70
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Introduced: 2022-12-21
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Birds

Department of the Interior

Endangered and threatened species
Latest action: action_date: 2022-12-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-12-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service titled <i>Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Lesser Prairie-Chicken; Threatened Status With Section 4(d) Rule for the Northern Distinct Population Segment and Endangered Status for the Southern Distinct Population Segmen</i>t and published on November 25, 2022. The rule adds the Northern Distinct Population Segment of lesser prairie-chicken to the list of threatened species and the Southern District Population Segment of lesser prairie-chicken to the list of endangered species.</p>

tv_txt: IIA 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. J. RES. 70 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 21, 2022 Mr. Marshall (for himself, Mr. Moran , Mr. Lankford , and Mr. Inhofe ) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 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; Lesser Prairie-Chicken; Threatened Status With Section 4(d) Rule for the Northern Distinct Population Segment and Endangered Status for the Southern Distinct Population Segment .

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Lesser Prairie-Chicken; Threatened Status With Section 4(d) Rule for the Northern Distinct Population Segment and Endangered Status for the Southern Distinct Population Segment (87 Fed. Reg. 72674 (November 25, 2022)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.