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A bill to remove the lesser prairie-chicken from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, to amend that Act to exclude the lesser prairie-chicken from the authority of that Act, and for other purposes.

Senate

Removes the lesser prairie-chicken and its distinct population segments from Endangered Species Act threatened and endangered species lists and bars future ESA listing for that species

Latest action: Tue Jan 21 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To remove the lesser prairie-chicken from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and to amend that Act to exclude the lesser prairie-chicken from the authority of that Act.

House

Removes the lesser prairie-chicken from Endangered Species Act threatened and endangered species lists and bars future ESA listing for the species

Latest action: Tue Jan 21 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To remove certain species from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

House

Remove certain species from the Endangered Species Act lists of threatened and endangered species

Latest action: Wed Apr 02 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

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 "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the San Francisco Bay-Delta Distinct Population Segment of the Longfin Smelt".

House

Nullifies the Fish and Wildlife Service rule listing the San Francisco Bay-Delta distinct population segment of longfin smelt as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act

Latest action: Mon May 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To provide that the final rule of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service titled "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status With Critical Habitat for Guadalupe Fatmucket, Texas Fatmucket, Guadalupe Orb, Texas Pimpleback, Balcones Spike, and False Spike, and Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule and Critical Habitat for Texas Fawnsfoot" shall have no force or effect.

House

Repeals the Fish and Wildlife Service final rule listing several Texas freshwater mussels as endangered or threatened and designating critical habitat

Latest action: Fri Jan 31 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 60) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Park Service relating to "Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Motor Vehicles"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 78) 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 "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the San Francisco Bay-Delta Distinct Population Segment of the Longfin Smelt"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 87) providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty and Maintenance Provisions; Advanced Clean Trucks; Zero Emission Airport Shuttle; Zero-Emission Power Train Certification; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 88) providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 89) providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The "Omnibus" Low NOX Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision"; and for other purposes.

House

Authorizes House consideration of five Congressional Review Act joint resolutions to disapprove National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and EPA rules on motor vehicles, endangered species, and California emissions standards

Latest action: Tue Sep 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A bill to require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to reissue a final rule removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

Senate

Require the Fish and Wildlife Service Director to reissue a rule delisting the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act

Latest action: Fri Apr 04 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1366) to provide for the location of multiple hardrock mining mill sites, to establish the Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 845) to require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue regulations removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3616) to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to review regulations that may affect the reliable operation of the bulk-power system; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3632) to amend the Federal Power Act to adjust the requirements for orders, rules, and regulations relating to furnishing adequate service, to require owners or operators of generating facilities to provide notice of planned retirements of certain electric generating units, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4371) to amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to enhance efforts to combat the trafficking of children.

House

Sets the terms for House consideration of six bills covering environmental review, mining, gray wolf delisting, electric reliability, power plant retirements, and child trafficking

Latest action: Tue Dec 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

House

Allows importation of polar bear trophies from sport hunts in Canada that occurred before polar bears were listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act

Latest action: Wed Jul 15 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Armed Forces Endangered Species Exemption Act

House

Exempts defense-related operations from key Endangered Species Act restrictions, including critical habitat designations and certain harms to listed species tied to military activities

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Manatee Protection Act of 2025

House

Require the Department of the Interior to list the West Indian manatee as endangered and apply endangered species protections to it

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that artificially propagated animals shall be treated the same under that Act as naturally propagated animals, and for other purposes.

House

Require equal treatment of artificially and naturally propagated animals under Endangered Species Act determinations, including mitigation use for listed species

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Trust the Science Act

House

Directs the Interior Department to restore gray wolf delisting under the Endangered Species Act and block court challenges to that rule

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Pet and Livestock Protection Act

House

Directs the Interior Department to restore the 2020 delisting rule for gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act and bar court review of that reissued rule

Latest action: Thu Dec 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act of 2025

House

Modify Endangered Species Act listing procedures by requiring public disclosure of supporting data, automatic inclusion of state tribal and county submissions as best available data, and capped attorney fees in citizen suits

Latest action: Tue Jul 22 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

FIR Act

House

Exempts Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management land management plans from reinitiating endangered species consultation when new species listings habitat designations or new effects information arise

Latest action: Fri Feb 28 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Sturgeon Conservation and Sustainability Act of 2025

House

Establishes a conservation and sustainability framework for sturgeon management in 2025

Latest action: Tue Jul 22 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

LIST Act of 2025

House

Modifies delisting rules under the Endangered Species Act by requiring removal of recovered species and setting penalties for knowingly false listing petitions

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Grizzly Bear State Management Act

House

Requires reissuing the 2017 rule removing Greater Yellowstone grizzly bears from the federal endangered species list and shields that rule from court review

Latest action: Fri Oct 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Sturgeon Conservation and Sustainability Act

Senate

Establishes a federal framework to conserve and sustain sturgeon populations through species-specific fish and wildlife management

Latest action: Tue Jun 17 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Lower Yellowstone River Native Fish Conservation Act

Senate

Establishes a conservation measure for native fish in the lower Yellowstone River and related water resources management

Latest action: Tue Mar 17 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Lower Yellowstone River Native Fish Conservation Act

House

Establishes a native fish conservation measure for the lower Yellowstone River and its specific fisheries management needs

Latest action: Wed Feb 04 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Enhancing Safety for Animals Act of 2025

House

Enhance safety protections for animals through amended standards and enforcement measures

Latest action: Thu Jan 22 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025

Senate

Establishes a forest conservation easement program to protect forest land through agricultural and forestry policy

Latest action: Thu Mar 13 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Federal Water Projects Consultation Improvement Act of 2026

House

Improve consultation procedures for federal water projects by updating how agencies engage during project review and development

Latest action: Wed Apr 29 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Northwest Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act of 2026

House

Subcommittee Hearings Held

Latest action: Tue Jul 21 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025

Senate

Reauthorizes and expands the John H. Prescott grant program through FY2030 to fund sea turtle rescue, rehabilitation, stranding response, and related network capacity

Latest action: Tue Mar 24 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Emergency Fuel Reduction Act of 2025

Senate

Excludes certain hazardous fuel reduction projects on federal land from NEPA environmental review, with limits for wilderness areas, protected lands, and existing national monuments

Latest action: Tue Feb 04 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Supporting the designation of the week beginning on October 12, 2025, as "National Wildlife Refuge Week".

House

Expresses support for designating the week beginning on October 12, 2025, as National Wildlife Refuge Week

Latest action: Fri Oct 17 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

ESA Amendments Act of 2025

House

Amend the Endangered Species Act through changes indicated by the ESA Amendments Act of 2025

Latest action: Mon Apr 20 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Protecting Global Fisheries Act of 2026

Senate

Strengthens protections against illegal global fishing practices and seafood imports tied to fisheries violations

Latest action: Tue Feb 10 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

MORE WATER Act

Senate

Expand water supply development and management authorities under the MORE WATER Act to increase available water resources

Latest action: Wed Jul 29 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Saving NEMO Act of 2025

House

Establishes protections for clownfish and sea anemone conservation under the Saving NEMO Act of 2025

Latest action: Tue Mar 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A resolution designating the week beginning on October 12, 2025, as "National Wildlife Refuge Week".

Senate

Designates the week beginning October 12, 2025, as National Wildlife Refuge Week and reaffirms Senate support for wildlife conservation and the National Wildlife Refuge System

Latest action: Wed Oct 15 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Appropriates FY2026 funding for Interior, EPA, Indian Health Service, Forest Service, and related environmental and cultural agencies, while setting conditions on the use of those funds

Latest action: Thu Jul 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

Senate

Appropriates FY2026 funding for Commerce, Justice, science, and related agencies, while setting conditions and restrictions on how those funds may be used

Latest action: Thu Jul 17 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

Senate

Appropriates FY2026 funding for the Department of the Interior, EPA, the Forest Service, Indian Health Service, and related environmental and cultural agencies, while setting limits on how those funds may be used

Latest action: Thu Jul 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Appropriates FY2026 funding for Commerce, Justice, science, and related agencies and sets conditions on how those funds may be used

Latest action: Fri Sep 12 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025

House

Provides full-year FY2025 continuing appropriations for federal agencies and extends multiple expiring health and other federal programs and authorities through FY2025

Latest action: Sat Mar 15 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Funds FY2026 commerce, justice, science, energy and water, interior, and environmental programs while setting limits on how those appropriations may be used

Latest action: Fri Jan 23 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)