To nullify the decision and order of the Endangered Species Committee with respect to certain oil and gas activities, and for other purposes.

Key Points

• This bill would cancel a March 31, 2026 decision by the Endangered Species Committee that exempted oil and gas activities in the Gulf of America from wildlife protection rules. No federal money could be spent enforcing or carrying out that exemption.
• The bill imposes a three-year ban on the Endangered Species Committee issuing any new exemptions for Gulf oil and gas activities. This prevents the administration from quickly reissuing a similar exemption after the original one is struck down.
• The full protections of the Endangered Species Act that were in place before the exemption would be restored for Gulf oil and gas operations, rolling the rules back to what they were on March 30, 2026.
• The bill was introduced by Rep. Beyer with bipartisan cosponsors and referred to the House Natural Resources Committee. It involves multiple federal agencies including Interior, EPA, Commerce, and the Army.