CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Harriet Hageman (R-WY)

Grizzly Bear State Management Act

H.R. 281 · House bill Environmental Protection

A Republican bill with 4 Republican cosponsors · See all 4 cosponsors

Last activity — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 281.

Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote

A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.

This is further than most bills get, and still no promise of a vote: the calendar is a queue, and the majority leadership decides what is called. A bill can sit here until the Congress ends.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. On Calendar

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the "Grizzly Bear State Management Act," directs the Secretary of the Interior to take specific action regarding grizzly bears. It requires the Secretary to reissue a final rule that removes the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population of grizzly bears from the Federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife. This reissuance must occur within 180 days after the Act is enacted. The directive specifies that the rule be issued without regard to any other provision of law that applies to the issuance of that rule. Additionally, the bill states that the reissuance of this final rule is not subject to judicial review.

Yes

  • Scored +5

    Would people in rural areas be better off under this?

    Removing grizzly bear protections may facilitate more freedom for land use in rural areas like the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

  • Scored +5

    Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?

    The bill aims to change how the Secretary manages the grizzly bear population within the ecosystem.

The opposite· 3 of 4

  • Scored -5

    Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?

    The removal of judicial review reduces the transparency and accountability of the administrative process.

  • Scored -5

    Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts?

    The explicit removal of judicial review limits the due process available to challenge the rule.

  • Scored -5

    Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?

    Removing endangered status from grizzly bears may reduce federal protections for the species.