House passes resolution to nullify longfin smelt protections
The resolution would nullify a Fish and Wildlife Service rule listing the San Francisco Bay-Delta population of longfin smelt as endangered, removing that species’ protection under the Endangered Species Act. The House passed the joint resolution. This vote approved the resolution in the House; it did not itself complete the process for changing the rule.
Context: The background summarizes the resolution introduced on March 21, 2025; it does not establish whether the text changed before passage.