This joint resolution would disapprove a rule from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service called the "Record of Decision for the Barred Owl Management Strategy; Washington, Oregon, and California." The rule was issued September 6, 2024. A Government Accountability Office (GAO) letter dated May 28, 2025 concluded that the record of decision is a rule under the Congressional Review Act. The resolution says that, if enacted, the rule "shall have no force or effect." The resolution was introduced in the Senate on July 24, 2025 by Senator John Kennedy with several cosponsors and was referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. A Senate motion to proceed to consideration of the measure was rejected by a 25–72 vote (record vote 597).
If this joint resolution were enacted, the Fish and Wildlife Service record of decision on barred owl management in Washington, Oregon, and California would be nullified and would not take effect. The measure is about that specific management decision and about whether Congress will use the Congressional Review Act process to undo it. As of the latest action, the Senate did not agree to proceed with considering the resolution.
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No publicly available information on opponents' stated reasons. A Senate motion to proceed to consider the resolution was rejected by a 25–72 vote, showing the Senate did not move forward with the measure at that time.