{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://zinke.house.gov/media/press-releases/zinke-amendment-delist-grizzlies-around-yellowstone-advances-house-floor", "Zinke Amendment to Delist Grizzlies Around Yellowstone Advances to House Floor", "2023-07-20", "2023", "2023-07", "Republican", "House", "MT", "Ryan K. Zinke", "Z000018", "zinke.house.gov", "zinke", "https://zinke.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Yesterday the House Appropriations Committee approved by a voice vote Congressman Ryan Zinke\u2019s amendment to delist the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) Grizzly from the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and return to the 2017 Department of the Interior rule. The amendment was added to the FY24 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies funding bill and will advance to a vote on the House Floor in September.\n\nIn February, Rep. Zinke and Congresswoman Harriet Hagemann (R-WY) introduced the Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2023. A companion bill was introduced in the Senate by Senator Steve Daines (MT) and both of Idaho\u2019s Senators. The bill requires the DOI to reinstate the 2017 final rule removing grizzlies in the GYE from the Federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife within 180 days of enactment. The 2017 rule was issued by then-Secretary Ryan Zinke.\n\nIn February, Zinke said, \u201cInstead of moving the goal line, we should be celebrating the win \u2013 the Endangered Species Act worked for grizzly bears in the GYE. As a Congressman, I am demanding the same thing I did as Secretary - If we are managing based on science, there must be an offramp for wildlife on the list once their goal is reached. Montana and Wyoming share more than a border, we share wildlife, ecosystems, and the shared responsibility to manage it properly. Congresswoman Hageman is a champion for wildlife management, and I am excited to work closely with her and members in both chambers on this critical piece to ensure they make the right choice for Montana.\u201d\n\nIn addition to the delisting grizzly bears amendment, Zinke was able to secure more than a dozen policy victories for Montana in the Interior appropriations bill, to include:\n\nRestricted funds for Glacier Park\u2019s vehicle reservation system.\n\nEnding sue, settle, and seal.\n\nRestricting funds for WOTUS.\n\nFull funding for Payment in Liu of Taxes (PILT)\n\nDefunded DOI\u2019s Interagency Bison Working Group.\n\nBlocked the introduction of Bison on the CMR Wildlife refuge.\n\nBlocked the Biden Administration\u2019s ban on lead ammunition and Tackle on wildlife refuges.\n\nDefunded EPA rules that would result in the early shutdown of Colstrip and raise energy costs for Montanans.\n\nIncreased funding for Wildland firefighters.\n\nCut spending without putting the burden on tribes.\n\nProhibited funds for listing gray wolves on the ESA.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:18:03Z"]], "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://zinke.house.gov/media/press-releases/zinke-amendment-delist-grizzlies-around-yellowstone-advances-house-floor"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3181499671190977, "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"}