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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextSENATE RESOLUTION 941—EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE DESIGNATION OF THE
WEEK OF OCTOBER 24, 2026, TO OCTOBER 31, 2026, AS “BAT WEEK”
Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. Booker) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:
S. Res. 941
Whereas bats are vital to the sustainability of natural
ecosystems, national economies, and human health by
controlling damaging insect pests, pollinating plants that
produce fruits and vegetables, dispersing seeds to ensure
healthy functioning forests and fields, and saving farmers in
the United States more than $3,700,000,000 in pest control
every year;
Whereas bats have captured the human imagination through
backyard sightings, folklore, art, myths, and legends, making
outreach and education about the importance of bats
instrumental;
Whereas bats are present throughout the world, except in
extremely cold regions, and are the second-largest order of
mammals with over 1,400 species;
Whereas white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease that has
killed millions of bats in North America, has now spread to
41 States and 12 species of hibernating bats;
Whereas the disease has caused significant declines in
populations of the tricolored bat, the little brown bat, and
the northern long-eared bat, which is listed as endangered by
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);
Whereas the Department of the Interior, through the United
States Fish and Wildlife
Service, the United States Geological Survey, the National
Park Service, and the Bureau of Land Management, is leading
the international response to the disease in partnership with
the United States Forest Service and more than 150 Federal
and State agencies, Tribes, nongovernmental organizations,
and universities;
Whereas the United States Geological Survey and the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service co-lead the multinational,
multiagency North American Bat Monitoring Program, which,
since 2015, has consolidated nearly 94,000,000 records from
partners in 49 States, 9 Canadian Provinces, and 20 Tribal
organizations, demonstrating the power of collaborative
conservation science to monitor changes in North American bat
populations;
Whereas the United States Geological Survey conducts
scientific research on bats that helps resource managers and
policymakers make informed decisions regarding the
conservation of bats across North America; and
Whereas, in the past decade, the international partnership
of States, Tribes, Federal agencies, nongovernmental
organizations, and other institutions has made extraordinary
progress to understand white-nose syndrome, slow the spread
of the disease, and develop treatments that hold promise for
ending this epidemic: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate—
(1) expresses support for the designation of the week of
October 24, 2026, to October 31, 2026, as “Bat Week”;
(2) encourages the observance of Bat Week with appropriate
events and activities;
(3) acknowledges the important role bats play as
pollinators and pest control for agriculture; and
(4) intends to—
(A) continue working to conserve bat species and their
habitat; and
(B) work to defeat the disease known as white-nose
syndrome.