S.J.Res. 23 · 118th Congress

Overturns a 2022 rule that removed limits on designating critical habitat for species

Official title: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Marine Fisheries Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat".1

Did not become lawEndangered species protections

§1What it does

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This joint resolution would overturn a federal agency rule issued in June 2022 by the National Marine Fisheries Service about listing endangered and threatened species and designating their critical habitat.2,3 The 2022 rule repealed an earlier rule that had narrowed the agency's ability to designate an area as critical habitat.3 Designating an area as critical habitat triggers certain restrictions under federal law.3

§2Status

StatusLatest action, May 15, 2023: Held at the desk.1
IntroducedMarch 30, 2023
SponsorSen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]
Cosponsors20 cosponsors (20 Republican)
Official recordS.J.Res. 23 on Congress.gov

§3How Congress voted

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Senate, May 11, 2023

On the Joint Resolution: Joint Resolution Passed — 51 yes, 49 no.4