The Morning Call (Sunday)

Votes in the US Senate

- — Debra Schnecker, The Morning Call

SJ Res.9: 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.”

Voting 47 for and 46 against, the Senate on Thursday passed a joint resolution that nullifies the final rule issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service titled 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 and published on Nov. 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.

No: John Fetterman (D), Bob Casey (D),

SJRes.24: 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 LongEared Bat.”

Voting 47 for and 45 against, the Senate on Thursday passed a 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 LongEared Bat and published on Nov. 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.

No: Casey, Fetterman

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