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".

Received in the Senate.

May 5, 2025

This joint resolution nullifies a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rule issued on July 30, 2024, that designated the San Francisco Bay-Delta distinct population segment of longfin smelt as an endangered species. The action removes the species from the federal endangered species list and eliminates its legal protections under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

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This joint resolution nullifies the rule issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service titled Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the San Francisco Bay-Delta Distinct Population Segment of the Longfin Smelt and published on July 30, 2024. The rule lists the San Francisco Bay-Delta distinct population segment of longfin smelt, a fish species of the Pacific Coast, as an endangered species. Thus, the joint resolution removes protection for the species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.