# 119-hjres-78: 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".

119-hjres-78, 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"., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA); status passed_house (as of 2026-07-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hjres-78
- Congress: 119
- Title: 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".
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-03-21
- Sponsor: Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Animals
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-15

## Summary

**Nullifies the Endangered Species listing for the San Francisco Bay‑Delta longfin smelt.** It disapproves the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rule published July 30, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 61029) that listed the San Francisco Bay‑Delta distinct population segment of the longfin smelt as endangered and declares that the rule has no force or effect.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2025-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fong, Vince [R-CA-20] (R-CA), 2025-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA), 2025-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2025-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA), 2025-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2025-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiley, Kevin [I-CA-3] (I-CA), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-01T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Passage | Passed | 216 | 195 |

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## Sources
- [119-hjres-78 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/78)

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- [119-hr-2709: Save Our Sequoias Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2709)
- [119-hr-4288: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4288)
- [119-hres-516: Condemning the violent June 2025 riots in Los Angeles, California.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-516)
- [119-hres-496: Condemning the violent June 2025 riots in Los Angeles, California.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-496)
- [119-hr-2175: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 130 So…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2175)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hjres-78 (as of 2026-07-15).