# 119-sjres-69: 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 "Record of Decision for the Barred Owl Management Strategy; Washington, Oregon, and California".

119-sjres-69, 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 "Record of Decision for the Barred Owl Management Strategy; Washington, Oregon, and California"., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-sjres-69
- Congress: 119
- 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 "Record of Decision for the Barred Owl Management Strategy; Washington, Oregon, and California".
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-07-24
- Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Disapproves the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Record of Decision for the Barred Owl Management Strategy in Washington, Oregon, and California.** The resolution nullifies that record of decision under the Congressional Review Act so the barred owl management rule for those states shall have no force or effect.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (R-KY), 2025-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2025-10-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-10-29T14:08:00.000Z | senate | On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 69 | Motion to Proceed Rejected | 25 | 72 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- Cancel barred owl rule affecting landowners: mixed, medium. This bill would disapprove a Fish and Wildlife Service decision called the Barred Owl Management Strategy. That decision was issued on September 6, 2024. A GAO letter dated May 28, 2025, printed July 10, 2025, found it counts as a rule. If enacted, the rule would have no force or effect upon enactm…

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- 119-s-128: SAVE Act
- 119-s-5: Laken Riley Act

## Sources
- [119-sjres-69 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/69)

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- [119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-6)
- [119-s-9: Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-9)
- [119-s-478: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-478)
- [119-s-128: SAVE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-128)
- [119-s-5: Laken Riley Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sjres-69 (as of 2026-09-10).