{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-applauds-doi-for-returning-management-of-grizzly-bears-to-the-west/", "Barrasso Applauds DOI for Returning Management of Grizzly Bears to the West", "2026-07-14", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) applauded the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) for rolling back harmful Biden-era midnight regulations that prevented Wyoming and other states from independently managing grizzly bear populations.\n\nIf finalized, the proposed rule would give states more flexibility to manage grizzly bears while preserving protections under the Endangered Species Act.\n\nSenator Barrasso issued the following statement on DOI\u2019s proposed rule:\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s time for Wyoming \u2013 not Washington \u2013 to be in charge of managing grizzly bears. Today\u2019s action by the Trump administration puts power back into the hands of states and local communities who understand the situation and the science the best.\n\n\u201cThe evidence is clear. The grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem are thriving and do not need protection under the Endangered Species Act. In Wyoming, we\u2019ve invested more than $50 million in this effort. We have a strong and proven track record of science-based management and have played a leading role in this successful recovery. I am proud to work with Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and Director of Fish and Wildlife Services Brian Nesvik to ensure Wyoming can continue to properly manage these bears to a healthy population.\u201d\n\nSenator Barrasso recently met with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Brian Nesvik in Washington, D.C.\n\nBackground on the 4(d) Rule:\n\nOn January 8, 2025, during the last few days of his presidency, President Biden issued a midnight rule keeping the Greater Yellowstone and the Northern Continental Divide grizzly bear on the Endangered Species List, despite state petitions from Wyoming and Montana.\n\nToday, the Trump administration U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a draft revision of the January 2025 4(d) rule. This proposed rule change would give states more flexibility to manage grizzly bears while preserving protections under the Endangered Species Act.\n\nIf finalized, this rule would provide a tiered framework that would allow state wildlife managers to have more flexibility in managing federally listed species. It would also give states the ability to make on-the-ground decisions important to grizzly bear conservation and ensuring human safety.\n\nThe rule would cover all grizzly bears in the lower 48 U.S. states. The DOI will receive public comment on the proposed rule over the next 30 days.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-16T07:21:44Z", "2026-07-16T07:23:13Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-applauds-doi-for-returning-management-of-grizzly-bears-to-the-west/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.545783132314682, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}