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".

Failed of passage in Senate over veto by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 45. Record Vote Number: 243.

Sep 28, 2023

This joint resolution nullifies a final rule issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on November 30, 2022, that reclassified the northern long-eared bat from threatened to endangered status under the Endangered Species Act. The nullification also removes the species-specific rule that applied to the northern long-eared bat while it held threatened status.

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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.