The Endangered Species Act will go under the congressional spotlight next week as a House committee plans to examine new regulations handed down earlier this year that Republicans say go beyond the law.

The House Natural Resources Committee on Tuesday will examine critical habitat regulations released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Fisheries Service earlier this year.

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