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H.J.Res. 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". · Congress Swing Tracker

H.J.Res. 78119th CongressAnimals

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".

Sponsored by Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) · 8 active : 7 Republicans, 1 Independent

Latest action: Received in the Senate.

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Where it standsPassed House, now in the Senate

Passed House

House: passedMay 1, 2025
Senate: next
President: not yet

9 senators score as swing votes

Summary

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Summary on Congress.gov

This joint resolution nullifies the rule issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service titled

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the San Francisco Bay-Delta Distinct Population Segment of the Longfin Smelt

and published on July 30, 2024. The rule lists the San Francisco Bay-Delta distinct population segment of longfin smelt, a fish species of the Pacific Coast, as an endangered species. Thus, the joint resolution removes protection for the species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

Committees and subjects

Committees

House Committee on Natural Resources · HouseReferred to

Subjects

Administrative law and regulatory procedures
California
Congressional oversight
Department of the Interior
Endangered and threatened species
Fishes

Senate · 100 House · 433

Model

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Directional: count only breaks toward the other party Why do scores change?

How the House breaks down

42Swing 70–100
202Middle 30–70
187Entrenched 0–30
2Insufficient data not ranked

Members fall into . 2 representatives don’t have enough data yet and are marked “insufficient data”. Non-voting delegates are not counted. The bill is not before the House right now; these scores show where members would stand.

Key players in the House

Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v2, directional

: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.

Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.

Similar past votes, House

Earlier behind swing-v3’s input

Similar votes count toward swing-v3 in the House: total similarity weight 6.5 (needs 5.0).

H.J.Res. 78 · May 1, 2025 · Roll call 112On PassageCongressional disapproval, 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”
PassedSame bill×3.0
H.R. 764 · Apr 30, 2024 · Roll call 887On PassageTrust the Science Act
PassedShared subjects×1.0
S.J.Res. 24 · Jul 27, 2023 · Roll call 381On PassageProviding 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 Northern Long-Eared Bat”.
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 9436 · Sep 1, 2026 · Roll call 651On PassageTo amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 776 · Feb 4, 2025 · Roll call 28On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassNutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 2560 · Apr 11, 2024 · Roll call 829On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedSea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5

Cosponsors

8 active

Show all 8 cosponsors

Darrell Issa (R-CA-48)
David G. Valadao (R-CA-22)
Ken Calvert (R-CA-41)
Tom McClintock (R-CA-5)
Vince Fong (R-CA-20)
Young Kim (R-CA-40)
Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23)
Kevin Kiley (I-CA-3)

How the swing score works

Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.

Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.

Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.

Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.

Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.

Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.