November 10, 2026
Today the Senate is continuing to moving procedural hurdles forward on The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (BAAJA), and they urgently need to hear from all who care about the environment and wildlife. This bill has language that will weaken the Endangered Species Act (ESA) by weakening oversight and altering standards for review.
Please flood Senator’s offices telling them to vote NO on this terrible bill.
Dial 877-796-1949 to connect with both your Senators (thanks to Food & Water Watch), and adapt this sample script. If you have a supporter list to text, phone-bank, or email today asking them to make calls, please do so!
The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (BAAJA) threatens to weaken environmental protection laws that will threaten protected species with extinction and harm our citizens and the planet for generations.The Senate passed an initial vote to consider the bill on Monday, November 9, and is rapidly moving through procedural hurdles to a final vote as early as this week.
This bill will gut our Nation’s environmental protections, including the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts, the Endangered Species Act, and safeguards for Tribal Nations’ sacred sites.
The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (BAAJA) impacts the Endangered Species Act (ESA) by weakening oversight and altering standards for review:
- Delegating ESA Section 7 to States: The bill delegates authority under Section 7 of the ESA to state agencies rather than maintaining federal oversight.
- Muddying “Best Available Science”: It shortens review timelines and introduces changes that muddy the standards for determining what constitutes the “best available science” when assessing potential harm to a protected species.
- Restricting New Science and Wildlife Impacts: The legislation restricts the consideration of new scientific data, broader wildlife impacts, and cumulative ecological consequences during project assessments.
Dial In To Your Senator
- Dial 877-796-1949 to connect with both your Senators (thanks to Food & Water Watch), or find an office’s direct phone number here.
Use our sample script: - Hi, my name is [NAME] and I live in [CITY, or “your district”]. I am calling to ask [REP NAME] to reject the so-called “permitting reform” bill, which would be the biggest rollback in environmental protections and gut the Endangered Species Act. Passing this reform will reward industry while cutting the ability of vulnerable communities, tribes to and the public to support environmental safeguards. Stand with your constituency and reject the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act.
Email Your Senator
Use Democracy.io to find your senator and send an email here
Post on Social Media
- Please post to your personal or organizational Instagram/ Facebook or other accounts and add @fightfossilfuels as a collaborator.
- In your caption, please tag your senators and provide your viewers with this link where they can contact their senator. Make sure to include the hashtag #BAAJA.
