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HJRES 78 Passed a chamber

Overturns the Fish and Wildlife Service rule that listed the San Francisco Bay-Delta population of longfin smelt as endangered, so the rule has no force or effect.

Official title: 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".

Next stop Senate: awaiting action
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 21-MAR-2025
Referred 21-MAR-2025
On the calendar 28-APR-2025
Passed 01-MAY-2025
Senate
Received 05-MAY-2025
Key points
  • Disapproves the Fish and Wildlife Service rule published in the Federal Register on July 30, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 61029), which listed the San Francisco Bay-Delta distinct population segment of longfin smelt as endangered.
  • Declares that the rule shall have no force or effect.
  • Consists of a single operative section, with no other provisions.
AI-generated from the Engrossed in House text of 01-MAY-2025 · verify · report an error
Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (21-MAR-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 01-MAY-2025).

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Committee referrals (1) Policy area

Animals

Sponsor Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) Cosponsors · 8
■ 7 R■ 1 I
1 Independent