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 "Barred Owl Management Strategy".

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

H.J.Res.111 through Congress

H.J.Res.111 keeps its number as it moves between the House and Senate.

HouseJul 23, 2025IntroducedOfficial record

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Separate related Senate measures (1)

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Related Senate measure: S.J.Res.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".

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] · R–TX

Committees

Natural Resources Committee

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Jul 23, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 23, 2025
Introduced in House
Jul 23, 2025
Introduced in House

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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".

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Analyze H.J.Res.111 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss H.J.Res.111, 119th Congress: 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 "Barred Owl Management Strategy".

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/111

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2025-07-23.

Official full text: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hjres111ih/html/BILLS-119hjres111ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-09-03T08:06:23Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Analyze H.J.Res.111 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss H.J.Res.111, 119th Congress: 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 "Barred Owl Management Strategy".

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/111

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2025-07-23.

Official full text: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hjres111ih/html/BILLS-119hjres111ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-09-03T08:06:23Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.J.Res.111 through a progressive lens, focusing on fairness, access, economic inequality, and effects on vulnerable communities. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and distinguish stated goals from demonstrated outcomes.

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Discuss H.J.Res.111, 119th Congress: 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 "Barred Owl Management Strategy".

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/111

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2025-07-23.

Official full text: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hjres111ih/html/BILLS-119hjres111ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-09-03T08:06:23Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss H.J.Res.111, 119th Congress: 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 "Barred Owl Management Strategy".

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/111

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2025-07-23.

Official full text: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hjres111ih/html/BILLS-119hjres111ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-09-03T08:06:23Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.J.Res.111 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.

PlainBill explanation

Read the proposal in plain language

AI-generated · Source-checked by AI · Oct 19, 2026

Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-07-23 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.

What it would do

This proposed resolution would cancel the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s “Barred Owl Management Strategy” rule. If enacted, it would leave that agency rule with no legal force or effect.

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That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to “Barred Owl Management Strategy”

Official bill text · Introduced in House · 2025-07-23

and such rule shall have no force or effect.

Official bill text · Introduced in House · 2025-07-23

How it would work

The proposal targets the strategy issued on September 6, 2024, as a record of decision. It cites a May 28, 2025, Government Accountability Office opinion concluding that this decision counts as a rule under the Congressional Review Act.

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issued September 6, 2024, as a record of decision, and a letter of opinion from the Government Accountability Office dated May 28, 2025, printed in the Congressional Record on July 10, 2025, on pages S4311–S4313, concluding that such record of decision is a rule under the Congressional Review Act

Official bill text · Introduced in House · 2025-07-23

What the record shows

The supplied actions snapshot, updated September 3, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 23, 2025.

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Source snapshot updated 2026-09-03T08:06:23Z. 2025-07-23: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. 2025-07-23: Introduced in House

Official legislative record · 2026-09-03T08:06:23Z

A closer look

Riders & Targeted Benefits

Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2025-07-23. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.

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Riders

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No unrelated provision or policy change attached to appropriations was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version.

Earmarks

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None identified in the reviewed text

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Other targeted benefits

Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.

None identified in the reviewed text

No materially narrow carve-out, special exemption, or preferential treatment was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version.

What this analysis cannot establish

The strategy itself is not supplied. Its management activities, geographic scope, affected people and organizations, and the practical consequences of cancellation cannot be determined from this resolution alone.
The cited Government Accountability Office opinion and the Congressional Review Act are not reproduced. The supplied text does not establish their reasoning or any additional legal consequences.
The resolution specifies no separate implementation date, enforcement process, exceptions, or termination conditions.
The supplied history records introduction and referral but does not establish whether the resolution later advanced or became law. This analysis describes the introduced proposal.
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