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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".

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What This Bill Does

Congress votes to reject a rule created by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service about protecting lesser prairie-chickens. If approved, this bill will cancel that rule and make it legally meaningless. ##

Who It Affects

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service is the government agency directly affected by this bill's disapproval action. ##

Key Provisions

Congress disapproves of the rule submitted by the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to endangered and threatened wildlife and plants for the lesser prairie-chicken, and that rule will have no force or legal effect (Page 2, lines 2-9). ##

What Changes

If this bill becomes law, the lesser prairie-chicken rule about threatened status with a Section 4(d) rule for the Northern Distinct Population Segment and endangered status for the Southern Distinct Population Segment will no longer be valid and cannot be enforced. ##

Important Definitions

None defined in bill text. ##

IB Union Calendar No. 71 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 29 [Report No. 118–94] 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’’. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 7, 2023 Mr. MANN (for himself, Mrs. BICE, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. JACKSON of Texas, Mr. LATURNER, Mr. BRECHEEN, Mr. ESTES, Mr. LUCAS, and Mr. PFLUGER) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources JUNE 5, 2023 Additional sponsor: Mr. ARRINGTON JUNE 5, 2023 Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources; committed to the Com- mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 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 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:58 Jun 06, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\HJ29.RH HJ29 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HJ 29 RH Prairie-Chicken; Threatened Status With Section 4(d) Rule for the Northern Distinct Population Segment and Endangered Status for the Southern Distinct Population Segment’’. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 1 of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Di- 3 rector of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relat- 4 ing to ‘‘Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5 Lesser Prairie-Chicken; Threatened Status With Section 6 4(d) Rule for the Northern Distinct Population Segment 7 and Endangered Status for the Southern Distinct Popu- 8 lation Segment’’ (87 Fed. Reg. 72674 (November 25, 9 2022)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:58 Jun 06, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HJ29.RH HJ29 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:58 Jun 06, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HJ29.RH HJ29 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS Union Calendar No. 71 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 29 [Report No. 118–94] JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chap- ter 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’’. JUNE 5, 2023 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:58 Jun 06, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\HJ29.RH HJ29 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS

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