H.Res. 614 explained · 118th Congress · Not enacted (118th Congress ended)
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4366) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 9) 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"; and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 24) 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".
Cosponsors: none · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2023-07-26
Latest action (2023-07-26): Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
What H.Res. 614 does, in plain terms
This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 4366 (Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024, which provides appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies), S.J. Res. 9 (which nullifies a rule issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that adds specified population segments of lesser prairie chickens to the list of threatened species and the list of endangered species), and S.J. Res 24 (which nullifies a rule issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that reclassifies the northern long-eared bat from a threatened species to an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act).
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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