S.J.Res. 9 · 118th Congress

Overturns the rule listing the lesser prairie-chicken as threatened and endangered

Official title: 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".1

Did not become lawEndangered species protections

§1What it does

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This joint resolution would overturn a federal agency rule, issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in November 2022, that added the lesser prairie-chicken to the federal lists of endangered and threatened wildlife.2,3 That rule listed the species' northern population as threatened and its southern population as endangered.3 Both the Senate and the House passed the resolution, but the President vetoed it in September 2023, and the Senate vote to override the veto fell short of the two-thirds majority required.3

§2Status

StatusLatest action, September 28, 2023: Failed of passage in Senate over veto by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 46. Record Vote Number: 242.1
IntroducedFebruary 7, 2023
SponsorSen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Cosponsors5 cosponsors (5 Republican)
Official recordS.J.Res. 9 on Congress.gov

§3How Congress voted

Why this matters: The official count.

House, July 27, 2023

On Passage: Passed — 221 yes, 206 no, 7 not voting.4

Senate, September 28, 2023

On Overriding the Veto: Veto Sustained — 47 yes, 46 no, 7 not voting.5