# 119-hres-811: Expressing support for the designation of the week of October 24, 2025, to October 31, 2025, as "Bat Week".

119-hres-811, Expressing support for the designation of the week of October 24, 2025, to October 31, 2025, as "Bat Week"., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT); status introduced (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-811
- Congress: 119
- Title: Expressing support for the designation of the week of October 24, 2025, to October 31, 2025, as "Bat Week".
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-10-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Animals
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

**Designates October 24–31, 2025 as Bat Week and emphasizes bat conservation and public education.** It encourages events and outreach, highlights bats' roles in pollination and pest control that save U.S. farmers about $3.7 billion a year, notes threats from white-nose syndrome that have killed millions of bats and reached 40 states and 12 hibernating species, and recognizes federal and partner science efforts such as the North American Bat Monitoring Program's roughly 94 million records.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act

## Sources
- [119-hres-811 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/811)

## Related
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5658)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3069)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-811 (as of 2026-10-15).