Work to delist the grizzly bear.

Steve Daines · Montana · Republican

policy impact 0.50 specificity 0.85 extraction confidence 86%

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Occurrences

Evidence

Daines’ June 23, 2026 release says he spoke in a Senate Energy and Natural Resources hearing and urged members to delist the grizzly bear.

Within the 30-day lookback window, Daines took a concrete official action by pressing a Trump Interior nominee and committee members on grizzly delisting, but the release does not show delisting was completed.

partial same_term A for effort

Press Releases - Senator Steve Daines
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

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FWS says grizzly bears in the 48 contiguous states are currently protected as threatened and may not be harmed except in limited defense situations.

The current official species page indicates the grizzly bear remains federally listed in the lower 48 states, so the broader delisting goal remains unresolved as of this refresh.

unresolved same_term

Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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FWS issued a final rule removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bear distinct population segment from the federal threatened list, effective July 31, 2017.

A federal delisting did occur for the Greater Yellowstone population, but it was limited to one population segment and was later overturned, so it supports only partial delivery.

partial unknown

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population of Grizzly Bears From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

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The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s remand order concerning the 2017 grizzly delisting and required further examination of effects on remaining listed grizzlies.

The court decision confirms the earlier Yellowstone delisting was legally blocked in key respects, leaving the promise not fully delivered on a durable basis.

unresolved unknown

Crow Indian Tribe v. State of Wyoming, Ninth Circuit Opinion
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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Assessments

partial same_term A for effort

Daines has taken official actions supporting grizzly delisting, including pressing the issue in a 2026 Senate hearing, and a limited federal delisting for the Greater Yellowstone grizzly population occurred in 2017 while he was in office. However, that rule applied only to one population segment, was later blocked by the courts, and FWS currently still lists grizzlies in the lower 48 as threatened. Because the broader promised outcome has not been durably achieved, but there was both candidate effort and a limited same-term delisting action, partial credit is appropriate.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 89%