Endangered Species Act processes and permitting requirements would be overhauled under a modified version of
The bill would create a new priority system for listing species, restrict judicial review and lawsuits on delisting decisions, eliminate blanket protections for threatened species, and expand ESA exemptions. It also would reauthorize funding for ESA programs at the Agriculture, Commerce, and Interior departments.
Some of the changes were proposed under President Donald Trump’s first term and revived in November 2025 in proposed rules issued by the US Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service, which administer ESA programs.
The ...