House Natural Resources Chair Bruce Westerman is taking another swing at retooling the Endangered Species Act after his efforts fizzled out last year.
The Arkansas Republican’s bill, the “Endangered Species Amendments Act of 2025,” is largely a redux of what he introduced in the past Congress. It would make changes to the ESA that Republicans have sought for decades but have never been able to pass.
Westerman is on slightly firmer footing this time around with President Donald Trump in the White House and Republican majorities in the House and Senate. He also made some additions and technical tweaks to last year’s product.
“The Endangered Species Act has consistently failed to achieve its intended goals and has been warped by decades of radical environmental litigation into a weapon instead of a tool,” Westerman said in a statement.
